Navy airlifts patient from Lakshadweep

Kochi: A patient was airlifted from Lakshadweep by the Indian Navy due to a medical emergency on Monday night.
An Indian Navy Dornier from INS Garuda in Kochi evacuated the patient on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday. The patient was evacuated from Agatti Island.
Official sources said a request for urgent medical evacuation of the patient needing factor transfusion for life saving was received from Lakshadweep administration by the Southern Naval Command.
The Naval Dornier was promptly launched and dispatched to Agatti Island, which is approximately 250 nautical miles away from Kochi.
The patient was airlifted and shifted to a civil hospital around 3.30am for further treatment. “The successful night evacuation from Lakshadweep Islands brings forth the Navy’s operational readiness and commitment towards crisis response & humanitarian assistance,” said an official statement. TNN