Press release PR.RPU. P001.R01 - 2012-06-16 - No.

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The doctor´s report confirms that tourists have lost moderate dehydration

Once the hospital staff Republic of Ecuador, made the revision of the health status of Felipe Bravo Rodriguez, Chilean tourist was lost for 5 days in the Galapagos National Park areas, confirmed that their health conditions are stable, showing a table of moderate dehydration, minor injuries to his body product from branches and rocks as well as lacerations on the soles of his feet with change in color, so they are being monitored by specialists.

Moreover, the Operations Committee (COE) met to assess the situation briefly and present to the media a report on work carried out, and thank all the people and institutions who made this unfortunate have a happy event.

In the rescue Park rangers were involved in 60 different technical offices of the Galapagos National Park Service, which also provided with a helicopter, navigation systems and global positioning, 34 policemen, including a brigade of the Intervention and rescue with two tracking dogs, 12 members of the Navy of the Captain of Puerto Ayora and Captain Seymour, with two boats, 12 firefighters, 2 doctors of the Provincial Health Department and the sheriff who was part of team camp . The National Risk Secretariat helped finance the logistics base camp established in the upper Santa Cruz Island.

Maria Rodriguez, mother of Chilean tourists, remains with him in the hospital, where he is being evaluated by doctors.