British tourists are rescued by helicopter in UAE desert

Two British tourists have been rescued from the desert in the United Arab Emirates after their quad bikes caught on fire.

The Britons were riding through the Al Badayer desert in Sharjah, outside Dubai, as part of an organised tour when they had to be rescued.

The Ministry of Interior's Air Wing Department sent a patrol helicopter into the desert to save the injured tourists. 

The date of the rescue is unclear, but it is believed it took place this weekend. 

Colonel pilot Salim Khalifa Al Suwaidi, Deputy Director of the Air Wing Department at the MoI, said his crew was notified about the incident by an ambulance crew at the scene.

'The air wing arrived at the scene to help provide first aid to the injured, and the two British nationals who received burns were transferred to Al Qasimi Hospital in Sharjah quickly,' he told Gulf News.

(Evangle Luo of TTFLY shared with you)