Patient died after falling from the North Sea helicopter
Pasient døde etter fall fra Nordsjø-helikopter - Offshore.no
A patient in his 30s died Wednesday after falling 600 feet from a helicopter that brought him back from the Troll A platform in the North Sea.
The man got out of the helicopter, which was carrying him to Bergen, while it was over the sea. The accident is being investigated by police and the Accident Investigation Board has been notified, according to TV 2
At eight o'clock on Wednesday morning, the man was ill and was picked up by a helicopter ambulance. At 8:45, when the helicopter was a few miles from shore, the patient was able to get out of the helicopter. It was immediately launched a rescue mission. According to police, the man was found close one hour later.
- We have chosen to follow up properly involved and informed about the incident on the installation. We are now working to adapt this internally, says Chief Oliver Heradstveit in Statoil.
Press Contact Svein Thompson in CHC Helikopter Service says that the incident came as a shock.
- This is a type of tragedy we've never experienced before. We now think of the man's family, said Thompson.
According to TV2 consisted crew on board the helicopter by two pilots, one rescuer, one elevator operator and one by medical personnel. The flight described as a routine mission.
Police spoke Wednesday with some of them who were on board the helicopter when the incident happened. Police Superintendent Thomas Sørensen at Sotra, Askøy and Øygarden sheriff's department says there remains some work before events is unclear.