Navy Dornier aircraft conducts medical evacuation in Lakshadweep (WATCH)

On the night of March 11 and 12, 2024, an Indian Navy Dornier aircraft from INS Garuda in Kochi swiftly conducted a medical evacuation mission from Agatti Island. The Southern Naval Command received an urgent request from the Lakshadweep Administration for the evacuation of a patient requiring a life-saving factor transfusion. Responding promptly, the Dornier aircraft was launched and dispatched to Agatti Island, approximately 250 nautical miles away. The patient was airlifted and transported to a civil hospital in Kochi at 03:30 hours for further treatment.