Dramatic rescue in the mountains: a helicopter tried to save a woman and the operation failed

A 74 year old woman was injured during a walk in the Arizona desert and had to ask for help. When they arrived at the scene, the rescuers laid him on a stretcher and They tried to transfer it by helicopter to a hospital. However, lifting the woman off the ground started running at full speed without the people in the vehicle, we could do anything to avoid it. The missed rescue was recorded on video and viralized on social networks.

It all began when the Phoenix Fire Department received a request for help from a wounded hiker at Piestewa Peak. As reported, the woman had fallen and had injuries to her head and face.

Once in place, the team secured it on a stretcher and tried to climb it with a helicopter. In doing so, one of the cables that connected him to the vehicle broke and the woman started to turn high speed. The situation lasted a minute and a half, until the rescuers, unable to stabilize the aircraft, still decided to make the transfer.

The video, which was posted on the Facebook account of local media ABC15 in the morning of Tuesday, already has more than a million views.

The mbadive broadcast of the episode forced members of the force's aviation unit to give a press conference during which they explained the motive for the incident. "When the helicopter takes off, the stretcher sometimes starts to turn. To avoid this, it has a cable that is attached to the vehicle and that has the function to prevent it. But today, this has failed, "said Paul Apolinar, head of the department.

For his part, Derek Geisel, who flew the vehicle, said: "After discovering that the cable was broken, we tried to lift it and lower it gently to see if we could stop the movement of the stretcher. But it was impossible. That's why we started flying, and then the situation stabilized. "

Finally, the woman was taken to a nearby hospital where doctors were able to treat her injuries. "She had a little dizziness and nauseabut without major consequences produces the rescue. His condition is stable, "they said.