Tourists ‘abseil’ to safety down Tenerife volcano

Seventy tourists ‘abseiled’ 250ft to safety after two cable cars on Mount Teide in Tenerife stopped in mid-air. The dramatic rescue took place yesterday afternoon on the island’s 3,700 metre high volcano.

The dramatic rescue took place yesterday afternoon on the island’s 3,700 metre high volcano.

Helicopters, firemen, police and park rangers were called in to help with a pulley system to get the trapped tourists back on the ground.

One by one, they were lowered to safety during a four hour rescue operation. Each one was placed in a harness and then dropped through the hatch of the cable car.

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