According to the management of the Portuguese National Maritime Authority (AMN), local services received an alarm signal in the evening on Friday, but reaching Polish tourists high waves made it difficult.
According to AMN's statement, bringing help to the Poles turned out to be impossible “both by sea and by air.” Ultimately they had to spend the night in one of the caves near the cliff.
Poles trapped in Madeira. Difficult rescue operation
The rescue operation they conducted four Portuguese security service formationswas completed on Saturday morning. The Poles were rescued from under the cliff by a rescue team that arrived by helicopter from the neighboring island of Porto Santo.
After the air evacuation is completed, the injured are injured they were transported to the airport in Madeirawhere an ambulance was waiting for them.
“The health condition of the rescued people is stable,” the AMN management said, specifying that before noon the Poles were admitted to one of the hospitals in Funchalthe main city of Madeira.