Swiss airline rescues two Vietnamese mountaineers.

Air Zermatt's rescue team saved two Vietnamese climbers who were stranded on the Matterhorn summit after they found themselves in a life-threatening situation at an altitude of over 3500m.

Two Vietnamese climbers are trapped on the summit of the Matterhorn. (Source: Imago)

According to an announcement posted on the homepage of Air Zermatt, a Swiss airline specializing in mountain helicopter services, on September 24th (local time), their rescue team successfully rescued two Vietnamese climbers who were stranded on the Matterhorn summit at an altitude of over 3500 meters, facing a life-threatening situation.

According to this announcement, as reported by the Vietnam News Agency correspondent, after receiving an urgent report on the morning of September 24th local time about two Vietnamese climbers being in trouble on the Matterhorn summit, Air Zermatt quickly assessed the situation and implemented response plans.

Due to extremely bad weather making rescue by air or land impossible, Air Zermatt decided to send three experts from the Zermatt rescue station to climb the Matterhorn to the location where the people were in distress.

Following a journey by Zermatt Bergbahnen's cable car system to the Schwarzsee viewpoint, the experts reached the location of the two Vietnamese climbers. At an altitude of over 3500m, the rescue team found the two climbers in distress.

The announcement added that the two climbers were trapped in difficult terrain and suffered from severe hypothermia.

Because aircraft could not reach the scene, experts had to rappel down to where the two climbers had met with the accident and then bring them back to the normal route using a rope system.

The announcement also noted that snow and ice made the rescue operation a huge challenge for the rescuers. After a long journey, the experts and two climbers found shelter at Hörnli Hut.

At the same time, Air Zermatt had prepared a helicopter to evacuate everyone from Hörnli Hut.

Finally, after hours of waiting, the crew was able to take off toward the summit of the Matterhorn and bring both the climbers and rescuers to safety, ending the 14-hour rescue operation.

Air Zermatt's assessment indicates that, without timely assistance, the two Vietnamese climbers might not have survived the harsh conditions on the snow-covered mountain peak. After being examined by doctors, the two climbers returned home.

(VNA/Vietnam+)

Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/hang-hang-khong-thuy-si-giai-cuu-hai-nha-leo-nui-viet-nam-post979090.vnp