Excitement again about the emergency medical helicopter RK-2, which is known to have been banned from its base at the district hospital in Reutte in Tyrol. On Wednesday evening, the crew was blinded several times by a green laser during a mission flight. However, the “attack” should have nothing to do with the most recent debates.
Shortly after 9 p.m., the police in Reutte were alerted by the Tyrol control room. The crew of the RK-2 emergency helicopter had previously reported being blinded several times by a green laser during a flight from Ausserfern to neighboring Füssen in the Allgäu.
young people studied
A patrol was then able to investigate and confront three young people in the vicinity of Reutte. “In the case of two boys, both 14 years old, two laser pointers were eventually found and secured,” the researchers said.
After the investigations are completed, corresponding reports are sent to the Innsbruck public prosecutor’s office and the competent authority.
Excitement over helicopter ban
There was a lot of fuss about the red and white emergency doctor helicopter, which has been stationed in the Reutte district hospital for 18 years. The helicopter, which is operated by the ARA air rescue service, must be banned from its base by 2027 at the latest.
The main reason for this measure is apparently the nursing home right next to the hospital, which is currently being expanded. From December 2023, a total of 142 patients will be housed there instead of the 81 before. They – and the staff – in particular would suffer from the night flights. “We have to protect these people,” the location’s mayor, Wolfgang Winkler, recently told the “Krone”.
Source: Krone
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