PRESS RELEASE NO. 10/2019 WOMAN MISSING AT SEA RESCUED BY ITALIAN AIR FORCE HELICOPTER The woman, an eighty-two-year-old from the province of Isernia, was located by men from the National Alpine and Speleological Rescue Corps (CNSAS) and recovered by an HH139 helicopter from the Air Force.
An HH 139 helicopter from the 85th SAR (Search And Rescue) Centre of Pratica di Mare, belonging to the 15th Wing of Cervia, took off late this morning, Saturday 9 February, to search for an 82-year-old woman.
The woman, who had been missing since yesterday, was located by men from the National Alpine and Speleological Rescue Corps (CNSAS) and subsequently recovered with the aid of a hoist stretcher by an Italian Air Force helicopter. Once recovered, the eighty-two-year-old was taken to the base camp set up in the area and handed over to the 118 emergency medical personnel who transported her to the nearest hospital by ambulance.
The take-off order came from the Poggio Renatico Air Operations Command following a request from the CNSAS – Molise delegation. The 15th Wing of the Air Force is subordinate to the Air Squad Command through the Support and Special Forces Command. It guarantees 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, the search and rescue of flight crews in distress, as well as contributing to public utility activities such as the search for missing persons at sea or in mountains, the emergency medical transport of critically ill patients and the rescue of seriously injured individuals, forest fire-fighting activities, and Slow Mover Interception (SMI) missions on the occasion of major events.
The training level of the crews, the characteristics of the machines in service, as well as the use of special equipment and techniques, such as the use of night vision goggles, enable the Air Force to successfully manage the most complex emergency situations, thanks, for example, to the capability of operating at night and in marginal weather conditions. Since its establishment to date, the crews of the 15th Wing have saved over 7200 people in life-threatening danger.
An HH 139 helicopter from the 85th SAR (Search And Rescue) Centre of Pratica di Mare, belonging to the 15th Wing of Cervia, took off late this morning, Saturday 9 February, to search for an 82-year-old woman.
The woman, who had been missing since yesterday, was located by men from the National Alpine and Speleological Rescue Corps (CNSAS) and subsequently recovered with the aid of a hoist stretcher by an Italian Air Force helicopter. Once recovered, the eighty-two-year-old was taken to the base camp set up in the area and handed over to the 118 emergency medical personnel who transported her to the nearest hospital by ambulance.
The take-off order came from the Poggio Renatico Air Operations Command following a request from the CNSAS – Molise delegation. The 15th Wing of the Air Force is subordinate to the Air Squad Command through the Support and Special Forces Command. It guarantees 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, the search and rescue of flight crews in distress, as well as contributing to public utility activities such as the search for missing persons at sea or in mountains, the emergency medical transport of critically ill patients and the rescue of seriously injured individuals, forest fire-fighting activities, and Slow Mover Interception (SMI) missions on the occasion of major events.
The training level of the crews, the characteristics of the machines in service, as well as the use of special equipment and techniques, such as the use of night vision goggles, enable the Air Force to successfully manage the most complex emergency situations, thanks, for example, to the capability of operating at night and in marginal weather conditions. Since its establishment to date, the crews of the 15th Wing have saved over 7200 people in life-threatening danger.