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The Ghalila Mountains in Ras Al Khaimah where the injured Romanian woman was stranded before being rescued. Image Credit: Gulf News Archives

Ras Al Khaimah: The National Search and Rescue Center, in coordination with the Ras Al Khaimah Police Operations, carried out a medical evacuation mission for a 37-year-old Romanian woman who was stranded in the Ghalila Mountains of Ras Al Khaimah after sustaining an injury.

A report was received by Ras Al Khaimah Police Operations Room, saying that an injured woman was stuck in the mountains. She had sustained multiple injuries after a fall while she was on a climbing trip.

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The site was checked by the auxiliary operation systems of the Operations Room at the National Search and Rescue Center. Soon, a search-and-rescue team was dispatched to the location and the injured woman was evacuated from the spot in a helicopter. She was transferred to Shaikh Khalifa Hospital in Ras Al Khaimah for further treatment.