NEWS - NAMIBIA
| 2013-07-29Russian tourist airlifted after a stroke
MOSCOW – A Russian emergencies ministry plane has brought an elderly man who suffered a stroke while on a hunting trip in Namibia back to Russia, a ministry’s spokesperson said.
“The Ilyushin Il-76 plane, fitted with special medical equipment, arrived from Windhoek to Pulkovo airport in St Petersburg late on Saturday,” Irina Rossius said.
Rossius said the 74-year-old man was accompanied by Russian medical personnel on the flight to St Petersburg. She did not disclose the man’s identity or current medical condition.
“The Russian emergencies ministry is responsible for evacuation of Russian nationals who become ill or suffer injuries abroad as not all of them have enough insurance to cover medical treatment there,” Rossius said.
Spokesperson of the Namibian Police Inspector Stephan Nuuyi, said he was not aware of the incident when approached for comment yesterday. According to the official, it was the fourth medical emergency flight abroad perfomed by the ministry’s planes this week to bring back ill Russian tourists.
One tourist was transported from Vienna, four people were flown from Turkey, and a woman who had a premature child delivery was brought from Paris, Rossius said.
She urged Russian tourists to plan their trips to foreign countries carefully, paying special attention to their personal health condition, security situation and climate in the chosen destinations. – RIA Novosti and own reporter
“The Ilyushin Il-76 plane, fitted with special medical equipment, arrived from Windhoek to Pulkovo airport in St Petersburg late on Saturday,” Irina Rossius said.
Rossius said the 74-year-old man was accompanied by Russian medical personnel on the flight to St Petersburg. She did not disclose the man’s identity or current medical condition.
“The Russian emergencies ministry is responsible for evacuation of Russian nationals who become ill or suffer injuries abroad as not all of them have enough insurance to cover medical treatment there,” Rossius said.
Spokesperson of the Namibian Police Inspector Stephan Nuuyi, said he was not aware of the incident when approached for comment yesterday. According to the official, it was the fourth medical emergency flight abroad perfomed by the ministry’s planes this week to bring back ill Russian tourists.
One tourist was transported from Vienna, four people were flown from Turkey, and a woman who had a premature child delivery was brought from Paris, Rossius said.
She urged Russian tourists to plan their trips to foreign countries carefully, paying special attention to their personal health condition, security situation and climate in the chosen destinations. – RIA Novosti and own reporter
