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Person seriously injured in fall on board
On July 30, 2026, the crew of the KNRM boat 'Trudy Bakhuis' from Lelystad heard a distress signal from the 'Nieuw Horizon'. A person on board had fallen down a flight of stairs and sustained serious injuries with a significant blood loss. The lifeboat immediately and set course for the ferry, which was located near the entrance to the Marker Wadden. The lifeboat arrived on scene within six minutes. Two KNRM volunteers were transferred to provide first aid. The victim appeared to have an open bone fracture and complained of pain in the hip and back. By then, the Coast Guard Center had been alerted and took command of the operation. Aware of the seriousness of the situation, they dispatched a Coast Guard helicopter towards the Marker Wadden. A nurse and a second rescuer were hoisted aboard the 'Nieuw Horizon' from the helicopter. Subsequently, two more KNRM volunteers were transferred to assist with the care and transfer of the victim. Following a medical examination, it was suspected that, in addition to the bone fracture, there were other serious and complicated injuries. Therefore, it was decided to transport the victim to Amsterdam UMC by helicopter. The victim was carefully prepared for transport and subsequently hoisted from the ship into the helicopter. After the medical evacuation was completed, the KNRM crew cleaned up the used equipment, and the lifeboat returned to the station. Report with photo: https://www.knrm.nl/nieuws/knrm-reddingstation-lelystad/medische-hulpverlening-aan-boord-van-de-nieuw-horizon
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