This weekend a 42-year-old Ukrainian woman fell from a height of about 10 metres, from a cliff in the Falésia area of Praia do Poço Velho (behind Adriana Beach Clube), in Albufeira.
The victim, was transported in a serious condition by helicopter to the Hospital de Faro, while her 12-year-old son was assisted by psychologists from INEM.
After suffering serious injuries from the fall the 42-year-old victim went into cardiopulmonary arrest, which was reversed by firefighters and INEM.
According to the District Command of Relief Operations, the alert was given at 16:42 on Saturday. The rescue of the victim was carried out by the firefighters of Albufeira, before she was evacuated by an INEM helicopter to the Hospital de Faro, in serious polytrauma condition.
Unsuprisingly, the victims 12 year old son had to be treated on the spot by INEM psychologists.
Original article available in Portuguese at http://postal.pt/
