{"id":292,"date":"2025-07-31T17:15:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T16:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taasprd.wpenginepowered.com\/your-local-air-ambulance\/?page_id=292"},"modified":"2025-08-08T08:19:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T07:19:34","slug":"remote-rescue-appeal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/your-local-air-ambulance\/appeals\/remote-rescue-appeal\/","title":{"rendered":"Helen&#8217;s Appeal"},"content":{"rendered":"<style id=\"strategiq-content-strip-style\">@font-face{font-family:\"Souvenir\";src:url(\"\/wp-content\/themes\/the-air-ambulance-service\/assets\/fonts\/souvenir.woff2\") format(\"woff2\");font-display:swap}.block-content-strip{padding-top:1.5625rem;padding-bottom:1.5625rem;padding-left:var(--outside-padding);padding-right:var(--outside-padding)}@media (min-width: 992px){.block-content-strip{padding-top:5.625rem;padding-bottom:5.625rem}}@media (max-width: 992px){.block-content-strip.--reverse-columns-mobile 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class=\"block-content-strip__column --type-text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-styles block-content-strip__column-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"h2\">Will you <span class=\"underline-highlight\">help us<\/span> to save more lives?<\/h1>\n<p>Helen slipped while walking in the Peak District and fractured her ankle. Her remote location meant that a land ambulance couldn&#8217;t reach Helen, and we were called to treat her and deliver her to hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Your donations help us to be there quickly, in need of urgent medical care. We receive no government funding and rely on your donations to help us save more lives together.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn--solid btn--amber\" href=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/your-local-air-ambulance\/donate\/\">Donate Today<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 mb-4 mb-lg-0 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-strip__column --type-image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-strip__column-image --aspect-ratio-landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture class=\" behave-as-bg\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/your-local-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/bis-images\/332\/Helen-Keats-3-scaled-1400x1000.jpeg 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/your-local-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/bis-images\/332\/Helen-Keats-3-scaled-2800x2000.jpeg 2.000x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/your-local-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/bis-images\/332\/Helen-Keats-3-scaled-1400x1000.jpeg 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/your-local-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/bis-images\/332\/Helen-Keats-3-scaled-2800x2000.jpeg 2.000x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/your-local-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/bis-images\/332\/Helen-Keats-3-scaled-1400x1000.jpeg 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/your-local-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/bis-images\/332\/Helen-Keats-3-scaled-2800x2000.jpeg 2.000x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 576px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/your-local-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/bis-images\/332\/Helen-Keats-3-scaled-1400x1000.jpeg 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/your-local-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/bis-images\/332\/Helen-Keats-3-scaled-2800x2000.jpeg 2.000x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/your-local-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/bis-images\/332\/Helen-Keats-3-scaled-1400x1000.jpeg 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/your-local-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/bis-images\/332\/Helen-Keats-3-scaled-2800x2000.jpeg 2.000x\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/your-local-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/bis-images\/332\/Helen-Keats-3-scaled-1400x1000.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/your-local-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/bis-images\/332\/Helen-Keats-3-scaled-1400x1000.jpeg 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/your-local-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/bis-images\/332\/Helen-Keats-3-scaled-2800x2000.jpeg 2.000x\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1000\" class=\"\"><\/picture>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\t\t<section style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"block-content-strip wp-block-strategiq-content-strip has-background has-sky-background-color\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container p-0\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-between align-items-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 col-xl-7 mb-4 mb-lg-0 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-strip__column --type-text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-styles block-content-strip__column-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Helen&#8217;s Story<\/h1>\n<p>Experienced walker Helen Keats was enjoying a family walk at the top of Mam Tor hill in the Peak District when she slipped on muddy ground. \u201cI heard something snap and when I looked down my right foot was sticking out at an odd angle.\u201d she recalls. Her daughter Amber called 999 and used what3words to share their position.<\/p>\n<p>Due to their remote location, Edale Mountain Rescue Team and your local Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance (DLRAA) were both called to attend the incident. When the critical care crew arrived, they discovered Helen had a fracture to her ankle. Strong pain relief was administered, and a vacuum splint applied. Mountain Rescue Team members helped stretcher Helen to our helicopter where we flew her to Sheffield\u2019s Northern General Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>When I saw the helicopter in the sky, I got emotional. It must have been sheer relief<\/em>.\u201d says Helen.<\/p>\n<p>In just 7 minutes Helen landed on the hospital\u2019s helipad. Without air ambulance intervention, Helen would\u2019ve been carried down the hill by mountain rescue and driven by land ambulance along rural roads to Sheffield. A much longer alternative journey which took Amber and Helen\u2019s husband, Robin, over 90 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Helen underwent an operation to repair the damage to her foot and ankle. Four days later she was discharged and driven back to her home in Plymouth, sitting in a wheelchair in a specially adapted vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe think that the air ambulance is truly a lifesaver and deserves to get all the money it needs, even in the current crisis. It\u2019s an absolute necessity.\u201d shared Helen\u2019s family.<\/p>\n<p>Helen\u2019s story had a positive outcome because of our amazing supporters. Your kind donations made her rescue possible. Thank you for your support. We simply couldn\u2019t do this without you.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-5 col-xl-4 mb-4 mb-lg-0 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-strip__column --type-image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-strip__column-image --aspect-ratio-square\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture class=\" behave-as-bg\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/your-local-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/bis-images\/333\/Helen-and-family-1400x1000.jpg 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/your-local-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/bis-images\/333\/Helen-and-family-2800x2000.jpg 2.000x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" 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They couldn\u2019t have done anything better. We would like to thank the air ambulance crew, mountain rescue team and all the kind people who asked if we needed help when we were waiting for the emergency services to arrive.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-featured-testimonial__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-featured-testimonial__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHelen, YLAA Patient\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"block-donation-strip wp-block-strategiq-donation-strip has-background has-sky-background-color\">\n\t<div class=\"container p-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-7 col-xl-8\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row h-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-xl-6 mb-4 mb-xl-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-styles js-fade-up\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"h3\">When every second 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