60 troops successfully pass the mock rescue of a minor

In the 17: 00 hours on Saturday looking for a boy 10 years, Asthmatic, who had disappeared hours began. This case was a mock rescue which was implemented effective the effectiveness of Fire, Civil Defense, Red Cross and local police of Xàbia.

The scenario where it happened was the area of ​​Tossals and Les Valls de Xàbia. In total, 60 worked with people among agents, firemen, volunteers and participated in the helicopter of the Fire Consortium that is part of the rescue team. The simulation recreated the search device by fixing the command and coordination post in the cemetery parking lot.

The practice, which involved a real situation for all troops, except for command posts, was a success. It took three hours to locate the child, which was inside a raft about four meters deep, with a broken leg. Faced with this situation stepped the rescue team proceeding to the immobilisation of the child and out of the raft.

The head of the Local Police of Xàbia, Jose Antonio Monfort, said that these types of practices serve to see the reaction, response time and coordination between volunteers and professional bodies. In addition, Monfort stressed that the work done in the drill "it was a success and the good work of the Civil Protection volunteers combined with the Firefighters was verified. "

From the Department of Public Safety it is grateful to all the effort and involvement in this practice will serve to be better prepared in real cases.