Cape Greco: 25-year-old rescue operation - Injured in Sea Caves

Information about a person in danger, at the location Thalassines Spilies (Palathkia), in Cape Greco, was received by the KSED on Saturday afternoon.

According to an announcement, KSED, immediately mobilized the Fire Service of Famagusta Station, EMAK, a speedboat of the Port and Maritime Police as well as an ambulance of the Ambulance Service of the State Health Services Organization (OKYPY).

A 25-year-old French woman was reportedly injured in a fall, was given first aid, stabilized on a stretcher and lifted by the Fire Department. She was then handed over to an ambulance of the Ambulance Service, which, after providing pre-hospital care, transported her to the Famagusta General Hospital.

On the occasion of this incident, KSED reminds the public that, according to a decision of the competent state services, approaching and diving at the point of the "sea caves" in Cape Greco are strictly prohibited, as according to an inspection by the Department of Geological Survey, the soil has been deemed dangerous due to increased erosion.