A 68-year-old French tourist, slipped and fell, lying unconscious on the rocks below the Arade Castle in Ferragudo having banger her head.An alert was received by the Ferragudo Lifeboat station at 10:45am which dispatched a crew.
First aid was given at the scene and an ambulance was called, as was a Maritime Police team from Portimão.
The pensioner, who "had bruises on her lower limbs and head and was unconscious at the beginning of the rescue," slipped on the rocks when she was “engaged in the collection of limpets.”
Attended by the Lagoa Bombeiros, the injured French tourist was taken to Portimão hospital for checks and monitoring.
