Porto Ceresio, Italy - March 04, 2025 A stranded hiker’s brush with disaster turned into a heart-stopping rescue mission today, as brave firefighters swooped in to save the day high above this sleepy lakeside village. The unnamed adventurer, lost in the rugged wilds overlooking Porto Ceresio, sparked a full-scale emergency when he vanished in terrain so perilous it’s left locals gasping in disbelief. This afternoon, the roar of chopper blades shattered the peace as the elite Drago 150 helicopter—flown straight from Varese’s crack flight unit—hovered over the unforgiving heights. Down below, a fearless team of speleo-alpine-river specialists from Varese’s fire brigade battled the clock, risking life and limb to pluck the wayward soul from danger.