REACH Helicopter Lands in Myers Flat to Transport Injured Fruitland Ridge Resident
A ground ambulance transported the patient from the private vehicle to the landing zone for the air ambulance in Myers Flat. Firefighters assisted. [Photo credit: John Hockett]
The helicopter’s arrival was part of a complicated but coordinated medical transport. In rural communities such as Southern Humboldt, patients are often driven from remote locations to a more accessible landing zone.
According to scanner traffic, the patient was initially in the remote Fruitland Ridge area and was brought by private vehicle to meet a ground ambulance which transported the patient to the REACH air ambulance landing zone in Myers Flat.
Myers Flat Volunteer firefighters set up and secured the landing zone. The helicopter touched down a little after 10 p.m. REACH lifted off just before 10:30 p.m., and emergency units were subsequently cleared and returned to service.
The extent of the man’s injuries beyond the reported head laceration was not immediately available.
Photo by John Hockett shows the REACH helicopter on the ground alongside local emergency responders as crews prepared the patient for transport.
Please remember that information gathered from initial reports is subject to revision as more facts become available.
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Another heroic rescue in rural Humboldt. Thank you angelic responders.
Thank you to the person that transported the injured elderly man from the Fruit Ridge area to a safe landing zone for Reach Air. Thank you to the Myers Flat Volunteer firefighters for making that safe landing zone for the chopper. I hope the gentleman will heal quickly from his bad cut and be fine.
That volunteer firefighter is my dad I’m darn proud. And you are all lucky out there to have him, saving yalls lives
Travis, I think we are all proud that you dad is a volunteer firefighter. Without him and his fellow firefighters God only knows what would happen to the folks on Fruitland Ridge. When you see him be sure to say THANK YOU from me.
As many of us hope to continue to age in place on our homesteads, stories like this are a reminder of how difficult this can be. Wishing the patient a full and speedy recovery, and thanking the support networks that make it possible for us to live in this place we love,