Leisure. So far this year the mountain rescue service in Norrbotten printed out at least 135 times, which is a fördubblig compared to all of last year, according to new figures from the police.
most alarms from distress in need of medical care and transport, but many alarm unnecessarily, writes Dagens Nyheter.
– Mountain Rescue is for those who need to be flown out of the mountains for those who suffered broken bones, cuts or disease. But we see a lot of examples of people who contacted the police or SOS when they received abrasions, hurry to a meeting or just tired and want to go home, says Stefan Källström, business developer for emergency services focusing Mountain Rescue, told DN.
as the interest in visiting the mountains has increased in recent years, although the number of inexperienced mountain visitors become more. Another reason for the sharp increase is that more people wear so-called beacon. The transmitters send the user’s GPS position to a monitoring center without the emergency services can get in touch with the person in question, causing many unnecessary call-outs.
There is currently undergoing efforts to include another fix up mountain trails and improving signage. It is hoped that this will lead to fewer accidents and emergencies.
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