Thursday, February 24, 2011

Paddling the Cessna

Floods in Georgetown and more specifically at Ogle aerodrome threatened to ground the RAM air-ambulance operation.

The Monday emergency flight was required to evacuate one with a cardiac emergency and another from the Pacaraima mountains with a double compound fracture.

After picking up supplies for the (winning) Mashramani Health float we were in a great rush to get back to Region 8 to pick up supplies from the departing RAM Canada team.

The water was so deep that taxiing was not an option