Firefighters assisted paramedics in moving a patient from a property in Freshwater this morning (Tuesday).
The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service were called to an address at Sunset Close following a medical episode, but soon found they needed the assistance of fire crews to move the poorly patient.
An appliance from nearby Freshwater Fire Station was mobilised at around 11:00, alongside the West Wight’s Co-Responder.
The fire crew worked to extricate the individual from the flat and onto a stretcher before they were conveyed to St Mary’s Hospital, Newport by ambulance.
Why did the patient need the help of the fire department in order to convey him to the hospital.???