Thieves strike as air ambulance deals with 999 emergency

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Thieves strike as air ambulance deals with 999 emergency
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A group of youths on bikes as paramedics dealt with a patient

On October 6, at around 3.30pm, a North West Air Ambulance crew was responding to a 999 call in Whitefield, Manchester. As the crew prepared to treat the patient, a group of youths on bikes rode past and took the helmet from beside the helicopter.

David Briggs, operations director at the North West Air Ambulance Charity, said: “It is really disappointing to have essential safety equipment stolen from our crews, whilst they are at scene attending to critically injured people. The charity costs £12 million pounds a year to provide lifesaving treatment to the people of the North West.

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