PHer on Helicopter Rescue 22/02/2012
PHer on Helicopter Rescue 22/02/2012
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Caruso

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7,559 posts

287 months

Tuesday 21st February 2012
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I'm going to be on the telly tomorrow night. In October last year I fell down a mineshaft and broke my back in 2 places, plus broke my left foot. There was a cameraman on the RAF Air Sea Rescue Sea King that rescued us, so the rescue was filmed and we did an interview afterwards from hospital.

The programme has finally been scheduled and is on tomorrow night at 7:30pm. The show is called Helicopter Rescue and it's on BBC1 Wales (Sky Ch972 or Virgin Ch864).

I haven't seen it myself yet, but last from watching last week's show our rescue should get a 5 min slot consisting of footage from the rescue mixed with footage from the interview. It looks like they feature several rescues each programme, and mine is the 'Father and son rescued from an uncertain fate' rescue, which was in the dark so shot with night vision I think. I'm the son by the way!

I'll be interested to see what they show as the rescue didn't go entirely smoothly, I nearly fell out of the basket and then they managed to bash me into the hillside! Still they did a great job in very difficult conditions rescuing us both and I'm more than happy with the service. thumbup


Smiler.

11,752 posts

261 months

Tuesday 21st February 2012
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Was this you?



hehe

Aviz

1,669 posts

200 months

Tuesday 21st February 2012
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Just set this to record as a mate of mine is a winchman on the sea kings from valley.

Caruso

Original Poster:

7,559 posts

287 months

Wednesday 22nd February 2012
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Well my dad's left foot got more screen time than me! Still, at least people at work will believe my story now!

SirSamuelOfBuca

1,353 posts

188 months

Thursday 23rd February 2012
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glad you got out ok!