He Was 100 Years Old — And There Was Only One Way to Save Him

A 100-year-old man became trapped by severe flooding in a rural area of Eldorado, in the Vale do Ribeira region of São Paulo, Brazil. The rescue took place on September 15, 2026. With no access by land, the operation had to come from above. Two rescue crew members descended by rappel, a doctor was lowered by rescue hoist, and the elderly man was later lifted from the flooded area and transferred to a helicopter configured as an airborne intensive care unit. He was then taken to the Regional Hospital of Registro. His identity was not disclosed in the journalistic sources consulted. A real story about a rescue that had to create a new path when the road no longer existed.