Intervention at the limit, on Thursday, to save the 15-year-old boy who jumped into Lake Chitila to save a girl who had slipped into the water. As soon as he was pulled ashore and resuscitated, he was picked up by the SMURD helicopter and transported to the Bucharest Emergency Clinical Hospital.
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The incident occurred on May 14, after a 16-year-old girl slipped into the lake and the boy jumped into the water to try to save her, although he did not know how to swim.
When the intervention crews arrived, the girl had already been brought to shore and was conscious, being taken over by the medical personnel for care. Instead, the boy was searched for several minutes by the divers who arrived on the scene.
ISU representatives stated that the rescue operation was a complex one, carried out with several specialized teams.
“When the first intervention crews arrived, one of the people, conscious, was pulled to the shore. Thus, the mission to search for the second victim, divers from the Special Rescue Detachment intervened. They pulled her out unconscious, being a 15-year-old boy. The resuscitation maneuvers were successfully carried out by the crew of the SMURD Otopeni Mobile Intensive Care Unit, of which he was a member and a doctor from the Bucharest Emergency Clinical Hospital. Both victims were later stabilized and safely transported by the MAI General Aviation Inspectorate's SMURD helicopter to the Bucharest Emergency Clinical Hospital for specialized medical care.” the authorities sent.
Two first-aid crews, as well as two boats of the Bucharest-Ilfov Emergency Situations Inspectorate intervened to support the rescue teams.
