Vigili del Fuoco assists cyclist
At 11:50 hrs on 24 April, helicopter Drago 70 of the Italian fire service Vigili del Fuoco was dispatched to assist a 45-year-old man in the Scoglina Pass in the Chiavarese area.
At 11:50 hrs on 24 April, helicopter Drago 70 of the Italian fire service Vigili del Fuoco was dispatched to assist a 45-year-old man in the Scoglina Pass in the Chiavarese area. The rescue request came from a cyclist who had suffered an accident on a rural road. After arriving at the scene, the helicopter hoist was used to lower a medic and VVF heli-rescuers to stabilise the cyclist, who was from Bogliasco. He was loaded into a ground ambulance while Drago 70 landed at a sports field in Favale sul Malvaro, and was later handed over to carers at San Martino hospital at 13:00 hrs.