WILLEMSTAD - A 38-year-old woman was injured yesterday while climbing the Christoffelberg. She twisted her knee. The Coast Guard had to rescue the victim with a helicopter from the nature park on Bándabou.
At about 10 a.m., a request from the Fire Brigade came in to the Coast Guard. The woman was almost at the top of the mountain when she twisted her knee. The Coast Guard immediately deployed the patrol helicopter and, accompanied by a park ranger, the injured woman was located and removed from the mountain. An ambulance was waiting at the base on Hato Airport to provide medical care.