The air rescue, carried out by helicopter, concluded on the evening of Monday, 27 November. HH-139B of the 85th SAR Centre (Search and Rescue) at Pratica di Mare (RM). The operation, carried out on the stretch Ponza – Latina, has enabled the urgent medical transport of a A 54-year-old man in serious condition of health.
The activation request has arrived from Latina Prefecture al Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC) of the Aerospace Operations Command (COA) in Poggio Renatico (FE) which has, among its tasks, that of managing these types of missions for the benefit of the community.
The’Helicopter crew in military standby It took off from Pratica di Mare airport and headed to Latina hospital where a specialised medical team was picked up. 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 of Latina, the patient was transferred aboard an ambulance and was subsequently moved to a healthcare facility for necessary medical treatment.
The’85° SAR Centre depends on the 15th Wing in Cervia, which guarantees, 24 hours a day, every single day of the year, the search and rescue of flight crews in difficulty, also contributing to public utility activities such as the search for missing persons at sea or in the mountains, the emergency medical transport of patients in imminent danger of death and the rescue of severely traumatised individuals, operating even 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).
