AIR RESCUE: INJURED MAN TRANSPORTED OVERNIGHT IN THE MONTI PICENTINI REGIONAL PARK

Carrying out the night rescue in the Campanian Apennines, specifically on Pizzo San Michele, was an HH139A helicopter of the 85th SAR Centre of the 15th Wing. The 85th Centre is one of the Units of the 15th Wing of the Italian Air Force, which guarantees, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, without interruption, 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, emergency medical transport of patients in imminent danger of life and the rescue of severely traumatised individuals, operating even in marginal weather conditions. From its establishment to the present day, the crews of the 15th Wing have saved more than 7300 people in mortal danger or in a condition of severe difficulty.