Daring helicopter rescue for elderly English woman in Spain

Daring helicopter rescue for elderly English woman in Spain’s Alicante.

The Alicante Fire Brigade swung into action in the Sierra de Bernia on April 18. They rushed to the rescue of a 73-year-old English woman who had injured herself in a fall.

The woman had suddenly lost consciousness which caused her to fall hurting her wrist in the process. After the helicopter swooped in she was taken to a waiting ambulance where medics ensured that she was rushed to the hospital for further treatment.

The Alicante Emergency Services took to Twitter and revealed: “Yesterday afternoon in the Sierra de Bernia, we had to rescue a 73-year-old English woman who suffered a sudden loss of consciousness and damaged her wrist when she fell, she was taken to the San Vicente park, where an ambulance was waiting for her! 👲🚁

“#firefighters #cpba #enaccion #siempreatulado.”

No further details about the woman’s medical condition are known at this time.

Ayer por la tarde en la Sierra de Bernia, tuvimos que realizar el rescate de una mujer inglesa de 73 años que sufrió una lipotimia y se dañó la muñeca al caer, trasladada estable al parque de San Vicente, donde le esperaba un SVB! 👲🚁#bomberos #cpba #enaccion #siempreatulado pic.twitter.com/p1910UE93C

— Consorcio Provincial Bomberos Alicante (@BomberosDipuALC) April 19, 2022

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