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April 14, 2010 · about 16 years ago

RNAS Culdrose rescue helicopter airlifts fisherman

A rescue helicopter from RNAS Culdrose in Cornwall has airlifted a sick fisherman from a trawler 120 miles south west of the Isles of Scilly. The winchman, Petty Officer Dave Rigg, was lowered on to the Spanish trawler to help a 44-year-old man suffering with severe chest pains. He has been flown to

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A rescue helicopter from RNAS Culdrose in Cornwall has airlifted a sick fisherman from a trawler 120 miles south west of the Isles of Scilly. The winchman, Petty Officer Dave Rigg, was lowered on to the Spanish trawler to help a 44-year-old man suffering with severe chest pains. He has been flown to the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro.

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