WM2 - re the commercial pressures - I hope the ATSB report discusses the medical decision making as well, to proceed on an overwater flight of some several thousand km by night to collect what can only be described as a non-urgent patient who subsequently trod water for 90 min then took a commercial flight the next day....
Plovett, the air ambulance / AWK criteria do not apply because the operator (Pelair) was not the medical provider. The aircraft was chartered by Careflight from Pelair.
Jaba - you forgot leaving the FO behind unconscious in her seat while making his escape over the top of all the other occupants.
Were the CVR & FDR recovered?
Should be interesting reading, IF we ever see it.