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Israeli tourists rescued in Rila Mountain

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The Bulgarian Mountain Rescue Service has carried out a rescue operation in search of lost Israeli tourists. The signal for lost tourists was received by the service at around 8.30 pm last night. Four Israeli citizens - 2 boys and 2 girls aged about 20, were found after midnight at an altitude of 2000 meters on an extremely steep and dangerous slope. The tourists had no mountain insurance and will cover the cost of the rescue operation.




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