ROP rescues group, sick mountaineer in Amerat
A statement issued online by ROP said : "Police aviation, in cooperation with the Civil Defense and Ambulance Authority, evacuated a group of citizens after one of them fell ill while mountaineering in the Wilayat of Amerat. They were transported to a safe location and are in good health."
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