1 dead, 1 injured in hiking accident in Dhofar

Muscat: Rescue teams were able to locate the missing people in Jabal Samhan, where one person was seriously injured and the other was found dead.

The Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority said: "After the hard work of the rescue teams in the Department of Civil Defence and Ambulance in Dhofar Governorate, the Governorate Police Command, the Royal Air Force of Oman and the citizens' teams, the teams were able to reach the injured, and the fall accident resulted in a critical injury to a citizen and the death of another citizen who was transported by helicopter to the hospital."

The Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority calls on citizens and residents to follow safety procedures and avoid taking risks while practicing mountain climbing.