Our search and rescue helicopter has had a busy time around Ben Nevis this weekend. Three people required airlifting off the mountain after being either cragfast or unwell. It also had to airlift a diver suspected to be suffering from the "bends" (decompression sickness) from the island of Canna to the decompression chamber at Dunstaffnage, Oban.
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Doesn't 'airlifting' them defeat the purpose.... or maybe it relieves the symptoms by re-elevating them???? Hmmm!! Doesn't sound pleasant anyway.
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Bless these rescue teams they are worth there weight in gold.Happy the people were brought to safety.Take Care God Bless Have a lovely Monday.Kath astoriasand http://journals.aol.co.uk/astoriasand/MYSIMPLERHYMES
ReplyDeletelucky for these people the helicopter was there, the rescue teams do such a dangerous and brilliant job, well done to them. take care mrs t x
ReplyDeleteI have so much respect for those who do the search & rescue missions. Ohhhh, the bends....I heard horror stories about this in my SCUBA classes ~ it scares me!
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