Busiest month on record for Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance
Crews were called out to 179 incidents in July.
Last updated 4th Aug 2021
The Lincs and Notts Air Ambulance say they've had their busiest month on record in July.
Crews were called out to 179 incidents - up from 151 in June.
The service say they are prepared - if the number if call-outs continues to rise over the summer.
The charity recently launched a second helicopter, which is dedicated to attending incidents on the Lincolnshire coast, until the end of August.
Senior Operations Manager, Chris Bailey said: “How busy we’ve been reinforces the need for our area of expertise – delivering high-level, critical care on scene that would only be otherwise found in a hospital emergency department.
“The upward trend in figures continues and as we get further into high summer, we are making sure we’re prepared should incidents continue to rise.
“It’s a sad fact that we’re attending a rise in incidents but we’re so grateful to the communities, organisations, businesses and people that support us. It’s only because of those generous donations that we’re able to get to people in their time of need.
“Whether you’re at the beach, at the roadside or in the countryside, our crews are by your side if you need us.”