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Miracle on the Water: Nurse Practitioner Saves Plane Crash Survivors
25 Jul
Summary
- Nurse practitioner Emily Johnson heard a radio call for a plane crash while on vacation.
- She and other medical professionals quickly provided aid to survivors.
- Life jacket foam was ingeniously used to splint broken limbs of victims.
A Kenmore Air float plane experienced an emergency landing, crashing into rocks off Sucia Island and subsequently catching fire. Onboard a nearby boat, nurse practitioner Emily Johnson and her family heard the distress call. Johnson, along with other medical personnel including EMTs and doctors who happened to be present, immediately mobilized.
They responded to the crash site, where survivors were being gathered. The medical team initiated triage and provided immediate care for injuries, including broken bones. Ingeniously, they utilized the foam from life jackets to create splints for the injured.
All eleven individuals aboard the aircraft survived the incident. Johnson described the collective effort and the survivors' relatively stable condition as miraculous, considering the severity of the crash and the resulting trauma experienced by those involved.
