Tenerife fire brigade saved a 42-year-old man who fell and injured his back on Mount Teide on Monday.
Firefighters from Tenerife Consortium provided initial aid to the victim. Once stabilized, he was carried on a stretcher to the top station of the cable car and then transferred to the base station.
Emergency personnel from Canario Service were waiting for him. Initially, they diagnosed him with a moderate back injury without complications.
He was later taken to Hospiten Bellevue University Hospital in a basic life support ambulance.
Civil Guard, Local Police, and the General Corps of the Canarian Police were also alerted by 1-1-2.
