Incident
On Monday evening in the Praia Brava area on the northern part of Florianópolis island, a Fiat Ducatoⓘ motorhome converted into a trailer went off the road and fell into a ravine near a river. Inside were a man and a woman, both around 50 years old, from Argentina.
Rescue
Firefighters stabilised the vehicle and used hydraulic tools to extract the victims through the front side door. The man suffered a closed fracture of a lower limb, and the woman was diagnosed with a mild traumatic brain injury. After first aid, they were taken to hospital.
Operation units
The operation involved units from Canasvieiras, Barra da Lagoa, Trindade, Batalhão de Busca e Salvamento and Comandante de Área, as well as SAMU. The causes of the accident have not been disclosed, and the victims' condition after hospitalisation has not been updated.