In the afternoon, an HH139A training mission, launched from the 85th Search and Rescue Center in Pratica di Mare, became a real operation with the rescue of a 68-year-old man.
In the afternoon, around 16:30, an HH-139A helicopter of the 85th SAR Center (Search and Rescue) of the Air Force, stationed at the base of Pratica di Mare (RM), He recovered a 68-year-old diver that, due to the rough sea and the strong wind, it was Disappeared in the water a few miles from the coast of Tor Paterno.
The crew of the Air Force – a specialized team composed of pilots, flight attendants and air rescue personnel – It had taken off about two hours earlier from the base of Pratica di Mare for a training mission, When at the end of the same he identified the underwater person in difficulty. After receiving the authorization to intervene from the Maritime Rescue Coordination Center of Rome through the Rescue Coordination Centre of the Air Operations Command of Poggio Renatico (FE), The rescue operation has become real and the airship descended with the winch Successfully carrying out the man’s recovery.
The helicopter then landed at the military airport of Pratica di Mare, where A medical team from the local military hospital immediately assessed the sixty-one-year-old man’s health conditions..
The 15th Wing of the Air Force guarantees, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, without interruption, the search and rescue of flight crews in distress, also contributing to public utility activities such as the search for missing persons at sea or in mountains, the emergency medical transport of patients in imminent danger of life, and the rescue of severely traumatised individuals, operating even in extreme weather conditions. Since its establishment to the present day, the crews of the 15th Squadron have rescued approximately 7800 people in life-threatening danger.. Since 2018 the Department has acquired the AIB (Fire Suppression) capability, contributing to the prevention and control of fires throughout the national territory as part of the inter-agency system deployed by the Defence Ministry.
