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A man in Skerries has been airlifted to the mainland after suffering a head injury. The Sumburgh-based coastguard helicopter Rescue 900 was called out at around 1pm this afternoon following reports of a man collapsing and subsequently suffering a head injury. The man was landed at Tingwall Air... Read more...
A man was airlifted by helicopter from Foula suffering chest pains yesterday evening. According to UK Coastguard the 36-year-old arrived at Clickimin landing site at 6.55pm, an hour-and-a-quarter after emergency services were alerted. He was met by ambulance and taken to the Gilbert Bain Hospital... Read more...
An injured walker was flown to Clickimin landing site from a “remote coastal path” near Scalloway yesterday before being taken to Gilbert Bain Hospital. A Shetland Coastguard spokesman said that coastguards had been alerted by police who had received a call from the female walker about 1.50... Read more...
A coastguard helicopter carrying out a medical evacuation from the Magnus Platform was expected in Lerwick around noon after Shetland Coastguard was alerted at 9.30am this morning. (more…) Read more...
A Sumburgh based rescue helicopter crew had a busy time today, being tasked to an offshore medivac an hour after returning to Sumburgh with their malfunctioning aircraft. Golf Charlie, a Sikorsky S-92 helicopter, alerted Shetland coastguard around 10.45am that she was returning to base and had shut... Read more...