NIGHT MEDICAL EVACUATION FROM AGATTI ISLAND BY INDIAN NAVY DORNIER
In a swift medical evacuation, an Indian Navy Dornier from INS Garuda, Kochi evacuated a patient from Agatti Island on the intervening night of 11 & 12 Mar 24.
A request for urgent medical evacuation of the patient needing factor transfusion for life saving was received from Lakshadweep Administration by Southern Naval Command .The Naval Dornier was promptly launched and dispatched to Agatti Island (approx 250 nautical miles from Kochi).
The patient was airlifted and shifted to a civil hospital in Kochi, at 0330 h for further treatment.
The successful night evacuation from Lakshdweep Islands brings forth Navy’s operational readiness and commitment towards crisis response & humanitarian assistance.
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