All 96 Fish River Canyon hikers rescued safe and uninjured
All 96 hikers stranded in the Fish River Canyon since Sunday have been rescued after overflowing dams caused dangerous water levels downstream. ||Kharas regional police commander commissioner Marius Katamila yesterday said the police have successfully completed the rescue mission, with the last 28 hikers airlifted by 17h00. The hikers were part of Namibia Wildlife Resorts’ […] The post All 96 Fish River Canyon hikers rescued safe and uninjured appeared first on The Namibian .
All 96 hikers stranded in the Fish River Canyon since Sunday have been rescued after overflowing dams caused dangerous water levels downstream.
||Kharas regional police commander commissioner Marius Katamila yesterday said the police have successfully completed the rescue mission, with the last 28 hikers airlifted by 17h00.
The hikers were part of Namibia Wildlife Resorts’ annual winter Fish River Canyon hike and became trapped after heavy rains filled the Naute Dam beyond capacity, forcing NamWater to open its sluice gates.
Katamila said 10 hikers walked out of the canyon by themselves on Sunday, while another 18 reached exit points by themselves yesterday.
He said a helicopter was dispatched from Windhoek on Sunday to reinforce the rescue mission.
“As we are speaking right now, pilots are refuelling to go back and rescue more hikers.
