Army Brigadier Ed Cartwright reveals terrifying details of ‘hugely successful’ Hantavirus parachute mission
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Army Brigadier Ed Cartwright of the 16 Air Assault Brigade has told GB News about the Army's daring parachute mission to provide urgent healthcare amid a suspected Hantavirus outbreak.
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Medics from the airborne unit leapt 8,000ft onto Tristan da Cunha, a volcanic archipelago in the South Atlantic with just 221 residents and no runway."It was a hugely successful operation and very much a team effort," Brigadier Cartwright told The People's Channel.
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On Friday, the UK Health Security Agency confirmed that a British national on the territory was suspected of having contracted the rat-borne virus.
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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The operation was launched after oxygen reserves on the remote island reached critical levels, making a parachute drop the only viable way to reach the patient in time.Brigadier Cartwright explained: "There's no airstrip and it's about 7,000 nautical miles away from the UK and about 3,000 nautical miles from the nearest land.
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"On Thursday morning, we were given...
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