Kamchatka 2008 blog

 

It seems plenty of people have heard about the accident on the expedition, so this is only a brief update. We have been evacuated by helicopter to Esso village, where our casualty has been treated, and is now resting while we arrange to move them on to the hospital in the regional capital, Petropavlovsk. It's a relatively straightforward injury so we don't anticipate any complications and they should make a full recovery. The rest of the team are tired and hungry but otherwise fine. Everyone performed magnificently in an extremely stressful situation, especially our medical officer. All families at home have been contacted.

 

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