The operation, carried out on the Ponza – Latina route, was performed with an HH-139B from the 85th SAR Centre of Pratica di Mare.
The air rescue, carried out by an HH-139B helicopter from the 85th SAR (Search and Rescue) Centre of Pratica di Mare (RM), concluded this evening. The operation, conducted on the Ponza – Latina route, allowed for the urgent medical transport of a 54-year-old man in serious health condition.
The activation request came from the Prefecture of Latina to the Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC) of the Aerospace Operations Command (COA) in Poggio Renatico (FE) which, among its duties, also includes managing these types of missions for the benefit of the community.
The military helicopter crew on alert took off from Pratica di Mare airport and headed to Latina hospital, where a specialised medical team was collected. Subsequently, the helicopter reached the island of Ponza, where the patient was loaded on board and urgently transported to Latina.
Once landed at the provincial capital, the patient was transferred to an ambulance and subsequently conveyed to a healthcare facility for necessary medical attention.
The 85th SAR Centre is under the 15th Wing of Cervia, which guarantees, 24 hours a day, every single day of the year, the search and rescue of flight crews in distress. It also contributes to public utility activities such as the search for missing persons at sea or in mountains, emergency medical transport of patients in imminent danger of death, and the rescue of severely traumatised individuals, also operating in complex weather conditions.
From its establishment to the present day, the crews of the 15th Wing have saved thousands of lives.
From the 15th Wing in Cervia, in addition to the 85th SAR Centre in Pratica di Mare, the following are also stationed throughout the national territory: the 80th SAR Centre in Decimomannu (Cagliari), the 82nd SAR Centre in Trapani, the 83rd SAR Group, located in Cervia itself, and the 84th SAR Centre in Gioia del Colle (Bari).
