Saudi: 2 pilgrims saved by medics after suffering health issues at Makkah Grand Mosque
- Gulf
- April 14, 2025
Two Umrah performers who suffered health issues during their pilgrimage, were rescued by medics and volunteer teams of the Saudi Red Crescent Authority (SRCA) at Makkah’s Grand Mosque.
Saudi Press Agency reported that an Indonesian man in his late 50s had suffered a cardiac arrest in the Mas’a area. He was revived with CPR, including the use of LUCAS (Lund University Cardiopulmonary Assist System) and AED (Automated External Defibrillator).
Meanwhile, an Indian man in his 80s had shown stroke symptoms and was promptly transferred for urgent care.
In September 2024, SRCA had intervened to save the life of an Indonesian pilgrim who experienced a cardiac arrest in the Mas’a area.
The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah had earlier issued a stricter health advisory for Haj pilgrims planning to undertake the annual pilgrimage in 2025.
It recommended only healthy and physically fit individuals perform the pilgrimage as the arduous and strenuous pilgrimage involves walking up to 25km in a day in the extreme summer heat of Saudi Arabia.
The Saudi Ministry of Health recommended that individuals who are elderly (over 65), have chronic diseases, such as heart, kidney, or respiratory issues, or diabetes, have immune deficiencies, whether congenital or acquired, have cancer, are terminally ill, are pregnant, or are children under 12 should consider postponing their Haj and Umrah pilgrimage this year.
