Two hikers in their thirties were located and secured after running into difficulty while descending CAI trail 300 near località Casanocillo in Piano di Sorrento. The pair, respectively from Battipaglia and Scafati, were unable to continue safely when dense vegetation, brambles and difficult terrain blocked their route.
A distress request through GeoResQ
The hikers sent a distress request through the GeoResQ application, according to reports by Il Mattino, SalernoToday and NapoliToday. The operations centre of the Corpo Nazionale Soccorso Alpino e Speleologico (CNSAS) at Cassano Irpino activated a search, involving a CNSAS team and the local Carabinieri.
The location was described as località Casanocillo, near the boundary with Vico Equense. The available reports do not provide a precise point or coordinates, and no official CNSAS bulletin was located in the available searches.
Restored contact narrowed the search
Once communication was restored, the hikers were able to provide more precise information about where they were. That allowed rescuers to narrow the search area.
CNSAS technicians and Carabinieri then reached the two hikers and secured them. The coordination between the CNSAS operations centre, the field team and the Carabinieri was central to locating the pair after the initial GeoResQ alert.
Minor injuries, then escorted to their vehicle
One of the hikers had minor abrasions and received initial assistance at the scene. Both hikers declined medical assistance from 118 and were escorted to their vehicle without further reported critical issues.
The exact time at which the hikers became unable to proceed and the precise duration of the rescue operation were not established in the available reports.
