Interesting that the article states that the crew treated the casualty for Hypothermia in the aircraft. But viewing the footage you see that the winchman went down with 2 strops (hypothermic lift in mind) but elected not to recover utilising this standard method of recovery for a potentialy hypothermic casualty.
But wait, this is the RAF, and they set the standard for SAR so I shouldnt even be asking the question. HMMM
Petty, yes, but so are some of Crabs arguments against civvy SAR.
Incoming!!