A group of youths on bikes reportedly stole a £2,200 flight helmet from a critical care paramedic on Friday, October 6, while air ambulance crews prepared to help a patient in Whitefield. The helmet was stolen from beside the helicopter at around at 3.30pm. Without a helmet, which is used for communication and safety in the air, paramedics cannot respond to emergency incidents in helicopters. Read more: Radcliffe girl, 13, ‘owes life’ to crew after horrific accident“The charity costs £12m a year to provide lifesaving treatment to the people of the North West. The North West Air Ambulance Charity is not part of the NHS and does not receive any government funding.

Source: The Times October 11, 2023 23:12 UTC