On Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:10:06 +0100,  Steve Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

>A 59-year-old man has been taken to hospital suffering from burns after 
>an explosion on a canal narrowboat.
>
>
>"Given the location it was obvious to me that there was no way that an 
>ambulance would get to the scene so I flagged down a passing boat and 
>put the patient on board.
>

As documented on TV - there are now several Air Ambulance services -
using helicopters. 

I wonder how many times - if any - these helicopters have gone to the
aid of boaters in these remote locations ???.

-- 

Malcolm

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