This Saturday 23 July 2022, rescuers from the Chamonix High Mountain Gendarmerie Platoon (PGHM) carried out five rescue operations aboard the Choucas 74 helicopter.
Two rescue operations concerned technical blockages
The first rescue operation, at 10:30 a.m., for two hikers stranded in the Chèvre corridor, in the town of Saint-Gervais, who were dropped off at the Chalet Miage;
The second rescue operation, at the end of the afternoon, for two other people stuck at Pointe Lachenal.
Three rescue operations involved injuries
The gendarmes assisted a 52-year-old woman who had slightly injured her ankle at 2:50 p.m. near Merlet Park, in the town of Les Houches. She was transported to Chamonix hospital.
They also intervened for the benefit of a 78-year-old man, at 3:30 p.m., who had fallen near the Chalet Pyramides and had slightly injured his head. He was evacuated to Sallanches hospital.
Finally, at 4:40 p.m., the rescuers came to the aid of a 50-year-old woman, near the Bellachat refuge, who was also slightly injured in the head.
Source: @Le Dauphiné Libéré
