UAE: Four women get lost after dark in RAK mountains

Four women were rescued on Tuesday after getting lost in the mountainous area of Wadi Naqab in Ras Al Khaimah.

The women — three Emiratis and an Arab resident aged between 25 and 37 — reported themselves lost at 7.15pm, as darkness fell in the rugged area, said Brigadier General Mohammad Abdullah Al Zaabi, Director of the Civil Defence Department in Ras Al Khaimah,

A specialist search team from the Digdaga centre conducted the search on foot, after driving as far as they could into the area.

The women were found uninjured after a two-hour search.

Brigadier General Al Zaabi urged hikers in mountainous areas to take care, and to avoid such areas after dark.