ISSUE NO. 1626
1 - 7 September 2016
AXARQUĂ?A - COSTA TROPICAL YOUR PAPER, YOUR VOICE, YOUR OPINION
Night rescue saves hikers
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Goodness gracious THIEVES, using plastic explosives to blow up cash machines, struck for a third time and although nobody has been
injured the damage caused in the latest attack in La Cala de Moral is extensive, say police. See page 4
Wild wonders AXARQUIA residents have envious access to one of Europe’s most fantastic expanses of natural parks and wildlife reserves leading to calls to help protect rural communities throughout the region. See page 6
Shocked swimmers NERJA bathers were given a nasty surprise when they discovered a huge jellyfish and dead dolphin washed up on El
Playazo beach. A Malaga aquarium is now on the investigative trail. See page 7
Beer & bratwursts OKTOBERFEST will be done Torrox-style this year as the spectacular German festival gets set to blend German and Spanish cultures and flavours in Axarquia later this month. See page 13
Scooter shenanigans By John Smith and Simon Firth One of the largest group rescues ever undertaken by the emergency services took place in the Tejeda natural park when 45 hikers, among them a number of small children, failed to return to their base. The alarm was raised when the walkers, who had planned to trek along the upper reaches of the Rio Hi-
gueron, became disorientated and wandered off the trail. They had apparently crossed the river at some stage on Saturday 27 August but then deviated from the established route. When they tried to return they found themselves in a ditch and in the dark they were unable to get back onto the proper pathways. A call came into the Andalucia emergency 112 line
shortly before 11pm saying the group had not returned. Officers from the local police of Frigiliana, along with search and rescue experts from the Guardia Civil and firefighters from Nerja and the Nerja Civil Protection Service were mobilised. The route to the stranded group is thought to have taken nearly two hours. When they found the hikers they were checked for any injuries before the ope-
ration began to lead them to safety. The successful rescue ended with the authorities revealing nobody needed treatment in hospital.
THE third Axarquia Vespa Rally gets under way this weekend as more than 100 scooters prepare to do battle
over an exhilarating 60km tour across Saturday and Sunday. See page 14