After hours of nerve-racking drama, two Israelis who were caught in a fire in the middle of a forest in Laos were rescued safely. They are in good condition, but they need medical attention after walking for hours on a slope filled with smoke
The PassportCard and Magnus Search and Rescue companies report that a complex rescue operation to rescue two Israelis in Laos, adjacent to Thailand, which included launching a helicopter and ground teams to a forest fire area, was successfully completed today (Sunday).
The two Israelis were transferred to a local hospital in good condition, their families were informed throughout the operation in the details of the operation until the successful rescue, while coordinating with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Department for Israelis Abroad. The fire broke out in the Muang Ngoy area at Pha Boom Lookout, a mountainous and forested area, in Laos, a country in the southeast Asia bordering Thailand.
The companies stated that a report was received from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs following two Israelis who were caught in a fire in Laos without the ability to escape. The desk team rushed to the scene with a local rescue team accompanied by a doctor, but the darkness, the terrain and the smoke created as a result of the fire along with the fact that the Israelis had run out of battery on their mobile phones made the rescue efforts difficult. Throughout the night, the teams worked in the field while communicating with the travelers by shouting.
At first light a helicopter from the company Passportcard and Magnus received the approvals to leave the area, the two were rescued and taken to receive medical treatment at a local hospital. They are in good condition, but they need treatment and medical follow-up after walking for long hours in a difficult thicket on a sloped track saturated with smoke.