TRAPANI – An injured tourist was rescued in Cala Fredda on the island of LevanzoWhile a bathing establishment was closed due to the lack of assistance service for bathers in Castellammare del Golfo.
Was a third busy weekend for the Trapani Coast Guard military and for the maritime offices of Favignana and Castellammare del Golfo. During the week, the staff of the Local Maritime Office of Castellammare del Golfo noted the absence of a lifeguard service in a seaside facility subject to control. Al holder a was inflicted sanction of 1,032 euros for violation of the beach safety ordinance and, in compliance with a formal warning, the facility was closed to the public until service was restored.
On Sunday, at 8pm, the Operations Room of the Port Authority of Trapani received a request for intervention from the health personnel of the 118 emergency service present on the island of Levanzo, for the urgent transfer of a tourist who was immobilized and unable to walk after falling on the rocks at Cala Fredda. The tourist needed immediate transport to Trapani to receive the necessary treatment.
Immediately it was the basic pneumatic dinghy in Favignana GC B167 was sent to the site, together with the water ambulance in service on the island. However, the water ambulance was unable to get close to the coast due to the shallow waters. The crew of the military unit, with the owner of the Local Maritime Office of Favignana on board, managed to land among the thick rocks and narrow stretches of sea to pick up the injured person and transfer him to the water ambulance, which then took him transferred to the port of Trapani.
