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BBC News
11-03-2025
- Health
- BBC News
'I want to help people like those who saved my dad'
"I want to help people just like the paramedics who helped save my dad," says Hannah is now training to be a paramedic after her dad Conway was saved twice - when he had Covid-19 in 2022 and after he collapsed in a Derby store a year Standing is in her fourth year studying paramedic science with an integrated masters at Keele University in 22-year-old, from Elvaston in Derbyshire, said the "reassurance and care" given to her dad by paramedics was something she wanted to give to other people in her future line of work. "I want to make a difference in people's lives, and if I can reassure and care for people like the paramedics reassured me and my mum, I know I am doing something right," said Ms Standing said her passion towards caring for people came when she did work experience at a care home that her dad owns."I absolutely loved being with the people at the care home, but I knew I didn't want to be inside all day for a job," she Standing said paramedics were the ones that reassured her that her dad was going to be OK after he became breathless whilst suffering with Covid."My dad is my rock who is always there to help me, but in that moment, it was horrible because we couldn't help him; my mum and I felt vulnerable and helpless," she added."When the two paramedics came to our house, they took care of him and reassured us he was going to be OK. That is when I decided that their job is the one I wanted to do." Her dad was helped again by paramedics after he collapsed in the store in Derby, and Ms Standing said that incident "reinforced" her drive to train as a paramedic at university."Paramedics carried out an electrocardiogram (ECG) test on my dad, and they found out it was irregular heartbeats that were causing his dizziness," she added."If it wasn't for the paramedics finding his irregular heartbeats, then I don't think he would have had his pacemaker fitted, which means he is OK now."We aren't just people that transfer people to hospital; we do make a big difference." As well as training to become a paramedic, Ms Standing also gained a Robinson R22 helicopter pilot licence in 2022 but said she does not want to become an air ambulance paramedic."My dad is a helicopter pilot as well, and he started my hobby of driving helicopters when I was 15," said Ms Standing."Being a helicopter pilot is still a passion of mine, so I'm going to get my degree and have the best of both worlds."When I do finish university, I would love to get a job with East Midlands Ambulance Service, but the role of a paramedic is expanding, so there are lots of options for me in the future."
Arab News
05-03-2025
- Arab News
Philippine fighter jet wreckage, bodies of crew found
MANILA: Philippine rescuers on Wednesday found the wreckage of a fighter jet and the bodies of two crewmen sent to combat communist rebels in a mountainous region of the country's south. The FA-50 fighter jet had gone missing a day earlier while on a mission to provide air support for troops fighting guerrillas in northern Mindanao. Lt. Gen. Luis Rex Bergante, commander of Eastern Mindanao Command, said the two crewmen had been found inside the wreckage. 'The bodies were found inside the aircraft. There was an attempt to open a parachute and eject,' he said. 'The aircraft was a total wreck. The aircraft smashed through the trees in the mountain.' Lt. Col. Francisco Garello of the 4th Infantry Division said the wreckage of the missing jet was found on Mount Kalatungan. Located in Mindanao's Bukidnon province, the 2,880-meter Kalatungan is the fifth-tallest mountain in the Philippines. Bergante said bringing the servicemen's remains down the mountainside was now the top priority. In a statement, the air force said it had temporarily 'grounded its FA-50 fleet' and would 'ensure a thorough investigation into the accident,' the cause of which remains unknown. The crashed jet was one of a dozen FA-50s the Philippines purchased from South Korea in the past decade. Garello said early Wednesday that the search had been suspended overnight due to the danger of 'communist groups' believed to be operating in the area. On Tuesday, he said his division had called in air support during a firefight with the New People's Army, a long-running Maoist insurgency now believed to have fewer than 2,000 fighters. The jets flew out of Mactan-Benito Ebuen Air Base, which shares a runway with the airport in Cebu, the Philippines' second-largest city. Air force spokeswoman Col. Consuelo Castillo told reporters Tuesday it was the 'first major incident' involving its squadron of FA-50s, which have been used in exercises over the disputed South China Sea. The FA-50s have been flown in joint air patrols with treaty ally the United States over contested areas of the South China Sea, where China and the Philippines have been involved in increasingly tense confrontations. On Wednesday, Castillo said the air force hoped the investigation would be 'done thoroughly but swift enough for us not to sacrifice our operational readiness' given the fighters' key role in maritime patrols. She also said the air force has proposed purchasing 12 more FA-50s, a request under consideration at the Department of National Defense. There have been a number of deadly crashes involving Philippine military aircraft in recent years. Two navy pilots were killed last April when their Robinson R22 helicopter crashed near a market south of the capital Manila during a training flight. Two PAF pilots were killed in January 2023 when their Marchetti SF260 turboprop plane crashed into a rice field.
Gulf Today
05-03-2025
- General
- Gulf Today
Philippine fighter jet wreckage, bodies of crew found
Philippine rescuers found the wreckage of a missing FA-50 fighter jet and the bodies of its two crew members Wednesday in a mountainous region of the country's south. The jet had gone missing a day earlier while on a mission to provide air support for troops fighting communist rebels in northern Mindanao. Lieutenant General Luis Rex Bergante, commander of Eastern Mindanao Command, told AFP the two crewmen had been found inside the wreckage. "The bodies were found inside the aircraft. There was an attempt to open a parachute and eject," he said. "The aircraft was a total wreck. The aircraft smashed through the trees in the mountain." Lieutenant Colonel Francisco Garello of the 4th Infantry Division told AFP the wreckage of the missing fighter jet was found on Mount Kalatungan. Located in Mindanao's Bukidnon province, the 2,880-metre (9,450 feet) Kalatungan is the fifth-tallest mountain in the Philippines. Bergante said bringing the servicemen's remains down the mountainside was now the top priority. The cause of the crash was under investigation, he added. Dangerous terrain Garello said earlier Wednesday that the search had been suspended overnight due to the danger of "communist groups" believed to be operating in the area. He said Tuesday that his division had called in air support during a firefight with the New People's Army, a long-running Maoist insurgency now believed to have fewer than 2,000 fighters. The fighters flew out of Mactan-Benito Ebuen Air Base, which shares a runway with the airport in Cebu, the Philippines' second-largest city. Air force spokeswoman Colonel Consuelo Castillo told reporters it was the "first major incident involving" its squadron of FA-50s, which have been used in exercises over the disputed South China Sea. The Philippines has a dozen FA-50 jet fighters that it purchased from South Korea in the past decade. The fighters have participated in joint air patrols with treaty ally the United States over contested areas of the South China Sea, where China and the Philippines have been involved in increasingly tense confrontations. Philippine outlet the Inquirer reported in January that the government was considering purchasing 12 more FA-50s. There have been a number of deadly crashes involving Philippine military aircraft in recent years. Two navy pilots were killed last April when their Robinson R22 helicopter crashed near a market south of the capital Manila during a training flight. Two PAF pilots were killed in January 2023 when their Marchetti SF260 turboprop plane crashed into a rice field. Agence France-Presse
