The Bombers have located the body of a 77-year-old hiker in Àger (Noguera), whom they were looking for yesterday Friday afternoon, after the owner of the rural house where he was staying warned that he had not returned from a route for a via ferrata.
As reported by Firefighters, the search device was activated at 7:11 p.m. yesterday and around 12:00 a.m. the body was located, which has been guarded until this morning it was possible to evacuate the lifeless body of the man, aged 77 and resident of Barcelona, who died due to causes being investigated by the Mossos d'Esquadra.
The man was staying in a rural house and yesterday morning he went on an excursion on a via ferrata - a sport that allows access to mountains and cliffs by means of cables and grips connected to the rock - in the direction of Le Perthus. He was knowledgeable about the area and was in good physical condition, according to the Firefighters, who activated the search device upon receiving notice from the owner of the accommodation when verifying that the hiker had not returned.
A total of 16 Fire Departments, including two units from the Special Action Group (GRAE) and one from the canine group, as well as specialized drones, participated in the search for the hiker, in a place with very difficult access. Finally, around midnight, a GRAE crew located the body on the north face of the Castro Urquiza Olmo road. The GRAF agents from Seu d'Urgell (Alt Urgell) guarded the body all night, until the Mossos Mountain Unit troops were able to access the place this morning and lift it up.
The Catalan police have opened an investigation to clarify the circumstances of the death, since the causes have not yet been confirmed
