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Injured hikers are rescued with a long-line under a Lama rescue helicopter with Taeschhorn mountain in the background. Air Zermatt, the helicopter mountain rescue service of the Wallis region of Switzerland includes pilots, paramedics and rescuers who answer more than 1200 calls a year, from mountain climbers, hikers and skiers. Air Zermatt is based at the foot of the famous Matterhorn mountain and is considered to be one of the busiest and most professional rescue teams in Europe.Swiss region Wallis. This pilots, paramedics and rescuers are answering more than 1200 calls a year, from mountain climbers, hikers, skiers who need help after an accident in the mountains. Zermatt is based at the foot of the famous Matterhorn mountain. Air Zermatt is one of the busiest and most professional rescue teams of Europe. (KEYSTONE/CAVAN IMAGES/Menno Boermans)