Missing Dutch tourist rescued from well after 18 days
July 7th, 2011 - 11:40 am ICT by IANSMadrid, July 7 (IANS/EFE) A Dutch tourist, who went missing 18 days ago in a Spanish town, was rescued Wednesday from a well she fell into while walking in the mountains.
Three hikers while walking along the Chillar river noticed 48-year-old Mary Anne Goossens and informed the emergency services authorities.
The hikers gave the trapped woman food and warm clothing by tossing them in the well, before going to search for help.
Goossens told paramedics that she fell into the well on the night of June 17 and could not get out, although she managed to squeeze herself into a side cavity so she would not be in constant contact with the water inside.
After being pulled from the well, the woman was placed aboard a police helicopter and taken to Axarquia hospital, paramedics told EFE.
Healthcare personnel told reporters that Goossens is doing “rather well”, although she has burns, minor injuries, scratches and scrapes on her legs.
Her relatives reported June 23 that she had been missing for a week, adding that she arrived in Malaga June 15 for a 10-day vacation and the next day went to Nerja to do some hiking.
–IANS/EFE
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