Helicopter Rescues Four Stranded Roman Hikers from Mountain

Four 19-year-old hikers are recovering in Sora Hospital after a joint military and civilian operation rescued them from Monte La Brecciosa on New Year's Eve.The group from Rome became stranded by ice and plunging temperatures near the Valico delle Scalelle, making a safe descent on foot impossible.An Air Force helicopter from Pratica di Mare evacuated the youths and the CNSAS ground team following their initial deployment in the provincial mountains.