India News | Navy's Dornier Aircraft Evacuates Patient from Agatti Island
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. In a swift medical evacuation, an Indian Navy Dornier aircraft evacuated a 75-year-old critically ill patient from Agatti Island in Lakshadweep on Saturday.
New Delhi, May 25 (PTI) In a swift medical evacuation, an Indian Navy Dornier aircraft evacuated a 75-year-old critically ill patient from Agatti Island in Lakshadweep on Saturday.
A request for urgent medical evacuation of the patient was received from the Lakshadweep administration early in the morning, the Navy said.
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The aircraft was deployed from INS Garuda in Kochi.
"The naval Dornier was promptly launched at 7 am today and deployed to Agatti Island (approximately 250 nautical miles from Kochi) in challenging weather conditions," the Navy said in a statement.
It said the patient was airlifted and shifted to a civil hospital in Kochi at 10:45 am for further treatment.
"The successful evacuation from Lakshadweep Islands has brought forth the Navy's operational readiness and commitment towards crisis response and humanitarian assistance," the Navy said.
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