A child was "hit by a snowmobile" on the slopes above Bansko. Such a signal was received on the emergency telephone 112. However, it turns out that it was a false alarm. Police and Mountain Rescue Service teams were immediately sent to the scene. It turns out that this is not exactly the case, reports BNR.
Yesterday, a signal was sent to the telephone 112 about a child who was injured by a snowmobile on the ski slopes above Bansko. Mountain rescuers immediately headed to the scene to provide first aid. They went there by snowmobile.
When they reached the place, they took the child to the lift, after which he was taken to the health center at the beginning of the slope. There, however, the father, who was accompanying the child, stated that the child was pushed by a snowmobile, after which he took the child and went in an unknown direction.
The child fell on his own and was not pushed by such a vehicle at all. In a conversation with the concessionaire of the ski area Ivan Obreikov, he stated categorically that snowmobiles on the ski slopes are absolutely prohibited, and the only exception to this rule is for mountain rescuers who use such vehicles to provide first aid as quickly as possible in the event of an accident.
Blagovest Obetsanov - mountain rescuer: "Incidents on the slope happen, after all, skiing is a traumatic sport. There was a report filed yesterday through 112. Most reports to us arrive through 112 for such an incident. A child was transported and first aid was given to him. It is clearly not clear to you and to us whether the child was pushed or not. No, it is not clear what exactly happened. An investigation is underway, so I hope it will be clear what happened."
The mountain rescuers appeal to all skiers and snowboarders not to overestimate their capabilities, to take into account the terrain and the place where they have decided to ski and to move at a reasonable speed.