Navy airlifts comatose woman from Lakshadweep to Kochi

Indian Navy evacuated a woman who was critically ill, suffering from cerebrovascular accident (CVA) with cerebral haemorrhage from a hospital in Lakshadweep to Kochi. The operation was launched by the southern naval command from INS Garuda, with medical personnel to evacuate the patient from Kavaratti to Kochi.

Kochi/Lakshadweep: An urgent medical evacuation of the comatose patient from a hospital in Lakshadweep to Kochi was carried out by the Indian Navy on Thursday.

According to a defence press release, "The evacuation from the Indira Gandhi Hospital - Kavaratti to Kochi, was done by the Southern Naval Command (SNC) on a request received from the administration of Lakshadweep and Minicoy."

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"Cheriyabi PP (43), a resident of Kalpeni, was critically ill as she has been suffering from Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) with cerebral haemorrhage and in need of urgent medical evacuation to the mainland," the release added.

An Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) was immediately launched by the SNC from INS Garuda, with medical personnel to evacuate the patient from Kavaratti to Kochi.

The naval liaison team at Kavaratti provided assistance in transferring the patient, along with medical escort, to the helicopter. The patient, along with the escort, was flown to INS Garuda, Naval Base, Kochi, for handing over to a medical team for further treatment at VPS Lakeshore Hospital at Ernakulam.

"The island administration and naval officer-in-charge (L&M), in consultation with SNC, coordinated the entire activity for the swift evacuation of the patient to the mainland," it added.