Russian tourist held broken bones during Greek canyon rescue
A Russian tourist with an open fracture of the tibia waited several hours for rescue in Greece's Dimasari Canyon after falling from a cliff. Rescuers refused to administer pain relief due to lack of allergy confirmation, forcing her to hold her broken bones during evacuation.
Consensus
- A Russian tourist fell from a cliff into a river in Greece's Dimasari Canyon.
- The tourist suffered an open fracture of both bones in her left tibia.
- The injured woman's companion left to seek help due to lack of cell signal.
- Rescuers arrived two hours after the accident.
- Rescuers refused to give pain medication because they did not believe the tourist's claim of no allergy.
- The tourist had to hold her broken bones manually during evacuation to prevent displacement.
- Medical personnel arrived 20 minutes after the rescuers and immobilized the leg.
- The rescue operation took several hours to complete.
Points of divergence
- The tourist's name is not mentioned in the report. — riamo
- The tourist's name is specified as 'Lubov'. — tg_bazabazon
Coverage (2 sources)
- She held the bones: Greece did not give painkillers to Russian woman with broken leg — РИАМО
- Tourist from Russia with open tibia fracture waited hours for rescue from canyon in Greece. But appearance of rescuer... — Baza