The critically ill pregnant woman lives in a tiny village just miles from the U.S. and Russian border.
On a small Alaskan island just two miles from the Russian border, members of Alaska’s Air National Guard rescued a critically ill pregnant woman using a medical helicopter.
The island of Little Diomede does not have an airfield capable of accommodating a fixed-wing aircraft, the Air National Guard said. Officials also said that sea fog made it impossible for a civilian medical helicopter to land on the island. Officials said the helicopter traveled a straight-line distance of nearly 600 nautical miles and longer when flying through mountain passes. Because of the distance, a separate aircraft was required to refuel the helicopter multiple times in the air.“We were actively working with the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson flight surgeons as well as coordinating with doctors in Nome to help the pararescuemen make a quick medical assessment of the patient,” Alaska Air National Guard Tech. Sgt.
“Guardian Angels are highly trained paramedics skilled in air-to-ground rescue operations,” the Guard said.
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