The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Halifax has released video of a recent medical evacuation from a remote fishing camp in central Newfoundland.
Unable to land in the heavily wooded area, SAR techs from the 103 Search and Rescue Squadron were lowered to the ground and the patient was removed on a specialized stretcher.
The CH-149 Cormorant transported the patient to Clarenville for further treatment.
🚁 103 Search and Rescue Squadron recently conducted a medical evacuation from a remote fishing camp in central Newfoundland. Unable to land, a CH-149 Cormorant deployed two SAR technicians who treated and evacuated the patient to Clarenville for further care. pic.twitter.com/twMYT4lDdU
— Canadian Joint Operations Command (@CJOC_COIC) August 31, 2026
