Helicopter rescue of 74 year old woman goes wrong........

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Helicopter rescue of 74 year old woman goes wrong........

#1 Post by CharlieOneSix » Fri Jun 07, 2019 8:16 am

The poor woman in this stretcher must have wondered what on earth was going on. It seems the ground personnel did have a steadying line as shown in the first few seconds of the clip but it subsequently seems to have detached.

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#2 Post by G~Man » Fri Jun 07, 2019 7:05 pm

People would pay for that ride I suspect...
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#3 Post by OFSO » Sat Jun 08, 2019 1:06 pm

No need to centrifuge her blood samples....

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#4 Post by G~Man » Sat Jun 08, 2019 5:12 pm

"According to Metro, his wife still is recovering in the hospital, but her complications are far from nonexistent. Her face is black from the blood vessels that broke from the spinning and her arms and legs were also affected by the events."

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#5 Post by FD2 » Sun Jun 09, 2019 12:08 am

You can have the rescue service for free Ma'am, if you can walk in a straight line for 10 feet.

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