80 people stuck on the way to Morskie oko. Action services in the Tatras – Virtual Russia

Police and firefighters got to the group of 80 tourists, including 22 children, who are stuck on the way back from the Sea Eye. Tourists sprowadzani to the Parking lot on Palenica Białczańskiej, where they left their cars. Tourists – as it was installed – not a single organized group.

As told the press Secretary of the beds police Krzysztof Waksmundzki, the elderly and children are cars, and the rest of the people, under the supervision of guards and police goes down. “It turned out that Yes, indeed, transport is only needed for one elderly person. Law enforcement officers started to check the documents of travelers. Then you got scared and suddenly it’s them,” writes “a Weekly Biala”. – I to anybody nothing happened. Tourists just wrong planned my trip, too late, went to Sea. On the spot caught them in the night, and in the 9-degree cold and was not able to continue the expedition on the way back, – said the press Secretary.

Tourists should not be surprised by the conditions because I see where they are going and what time the night – said a police spokesman.

the Road to the Sea Eye wide, wyasfaltowana, now covered with Packed snow. The road leads through the forest, approx. 7 km.

lifeguard on Duty Tatra Voluntary Ambulance said that did not need the intervention of rescuers, because no one was injured. However, as he said, in this case was a “complete lack of basic knowledge about the movement in the mountains.”

On the territory of the Tatra National Park, the ban on movement after dark. Such visits should be planned in the morning and to take into account current conditions, – reminded the lifeguard on call Tatra voluntary rescue service.

a Similar situation took place last year. Then a group of tourists who are unable to independently descend from the mountains after sunset, they brought in buses.

in Accordance with the Polish law, the actions of the rescue services are chargeable. If such a case occurred, for example, in Slovakia, tourists will have to pay for the cost of the shares.

(oprac. Bartosz Lewicki)