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On Wednesday 8 June Cornwall Air Ambulance was tasked at around 1.30pm following reports that a boat had capsized on Roadford Lake in Okehampton. Several people were reported to have been on the boat at the time. Cornwall Air Ambulance was part of the multi-agency response to this incident, working alongside Devon Air Ambulance, South […]
Cornwall Air Ambulance was tasked to Padstow on Sunday (29 May) to help an injured fisherman. The charity’s critical care paramedics were part of a multi-agency response to an incident in Padstow Harbour at 6.50pm. One man on board a fishing trawler fell from height into a confined space. Cornwall Air Ambulance worked alongside colleagues […]
In May 2019 Claire Walters was on the first day of a cycle from Land’s End to John O’Groats when she was involved in a collision with a car. The impact left her critically injured and unconscious on the road in Polperro. Claire had suffered a collapsed lung, fractured skull, broken ribs, collarbone and vertebra, […]
A driver who suffered a cardiac arrest while delivering parcels has thanked the team of people who saved his life. Chris Barendt,63, was on his Amazon delivery route near Portreath when he collapsed at the wheel on 30 March 2021. The van came to a sudden halt on the road, prompting drivers in nearby vehicles- […]
*Content warning- the following story contains reference to suicide In November 2019, 23-year-old Abby was treated by the crew of Cornwall Air Ambulance for traumatic injuries following a suicide attempt. In support of Mental Health Awareness Week, Abby tells her story here in her own words: “When I was a teenager I was diagnosed with […]
Cornwall Air Ambulance was tasked to reports that a Hawk jet crashed in St Martin near Helston this morning (Thursday 25 March). The crew responded at 9:48am. Critical care paramedics assessed and treated two patients who had ejected from the aircraft. They worked alongside the Coastguard SAR helicopter crew, South Western Ambulance Service, Devon and […]
The crew of Cornwall Air Ambulance have been tasked to over 850 incidents since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. New figures revealed by the charity show the helicopter crew were as busy as ever in 2020, despite the county being under restrictions for much of the year. From 23 March 2020, when the government […]
Cornwall Air Ambulance is set to feature in a new TV series to showcase its lifesaving work. The 10-part documentary for Discovery UK will follow the charity’s critical care paramedics, doctors and pilots as they attend emergencies across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. The series has been filmed over the summer months- the aircrew’s […]
Yesterday (Tuesday 12 May) the crew landed on the beach near Bedruthan Steps to help a woman with a leg injury. The patient was assessed by critical care paramedic Jeremy Griffiths, before being airlifted to the top of the cliff. Coastguard Rescue teams from Newquay and Padstow also attended the incident. The patient was transferred […]
Cornwall Air Ambulance was tasked to 1,144 missions in 2019. New data released by the charity shows that missions increased by more than 3% compared to 2018 and are up more than 30% from 2017. The helicopter flew on 764 missions, while the other 380 were responded to in the charity’s rapid response vehicles. The […]
Cornwall Air Ambulance was tasked to Gwithian this afternoon (Thursday 10 October) after a walker was injured in a fall from rocks. The helicopter landed on the beach at around 1.30pm to transport paramedics to the scene, before relocating to the top of the cliffs to avoid the incoming tide. The female casualty fell around […]
Cornwall Air Ambulance was involved in two multi-agency incidents over the weekend. On Saturday 5 October the helicopter was tasked to a road traffic incident involving a double-decker bus near Totnes which was declared a major incident by South Western Ambulance Service. Cornwall Air Ambulance responded alongside Devon Air Ambulance and Dorset & Somerset Air […]
With your generous support toward the medical fit we can bring a second lifesaving helicopter to Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly, saving even more lives, Thank you.
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Between 14 November – 31 December your donations will be doubled, thanks to our generous
match funders, up to the campaigns match funding total value of £123k.