At 18:55 on Tuesday, September 30, a message was received in the rescue service of the Republic of Cyprus about a man who was stuck at the lower level of the rocky shore in the area of the sea caves in Aiya-Nap and cannot get out of the stormy sea with high waves.
The rescue team, police officers and an ambulance, arrived at the place of emergency. With the help of special equipment and cables, rescuers managed to raise the rocky shore stuck on the upper tier. He was taken to the hospital of the free territories Famagusta to provide medical assistance.
The coordination and rescue center once again reminded the residents of Cyprus and foreign tourists about the current ban on visiting and jumping from rocks in the area of sea caves at Cape Greco. According to the studies of the Department of Geology, the soil in this area is unstable due to erosion.
Cyprus rescuers are forced to go to sea caves dozens of times a year to rescue swimwear from the stormy sea, who did not calculate their forces. In one case, I had to call a rescue helicopter to help four tourists get out.
The article on the topic
“Cyprus Ministry of Defense:
Stop
Jumping from rocks to the sea! "
