This Monday, August 21st, the Portimão Fire Brigade Special Rescue Group rescued with life a Moldovan worker who fell into the sewer trap of Poço Seco/Boavista, from a height of more than 20 meters, on the construction site. rehabilitation of the Portimão das Águas do Algarve tunnel.
According to the Firefighters of Portimão, the worker had trauma to the face and left arm, as well as "suspected spinal cord trauma and multiple abrasions". The 52-year-old victim was later transported to the hospital in Portimão.
According to that fire brigade, «immediately, recognizing the complexity of the demanding rescue operation, the Special Rescue Group, with the rescue services Rope Technician, Rescue in Águas Bravas and Diving».
The first means arrived at the scene at 14:50 pm, that is, nine minutes after dispatch.
The tunnel into which the man fell is about five kilometers long. Therefore, without knowing exactly where the victim was, firefighters launched "multiple search and rescue actions at five access points to the tunnel galleries, to minimize search times."
Rescue teams in three zones of the tunnel "applied rope rescue techniques" and, because it was a sewer tunnel, where toxic gases can form, they used "respiratory protection equipment and multi-gas detectors", explain the firefighters.
After about an hour of searching the tunnel, which at the time had a "significant flow of water", the victim was eventually located and rescued, alive, at 16:15 pm, about 600 meters downstream of the crash site. .
The injured worker would eventually be taken to the Hospital de Portimão. In addition to the Portimão Fire Department, the Municipal Civil Protection Service, the Public Security Police, the Authority for Working Conditions, Águas do Algarve, and those responsible for the ongoing works, a total of 46 participated in this operation. operational and 14 vehicles.
The Portimão tunnel leads the sewage to Companheira's WWTP.
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