POV: British Army medic parachutes onto the island of Tristan da Cunha – one of the world’s most remote communities – to help a patient with suspected hantavirus
by New_Libran
POV: British Army medic parachutes onto the island of Tristan da Cunha – one of the world’s most remote communities – to help a patient with suspected hantavirus
by New_Libran
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So
What do you do for a living?
Was the chute pulled too early or???
I hate videos that tell me to “wait for it”. Just let me watch the video, holy shit.
I feel like if I lived in that village it might surprise me if one a day random dude just hiked into town.
Ok now how does he get home
Was it an extra large parachute to compensate for the extra large ‘nads?
Hope he had a spot of tea after his duties. Nice landing Sir.
“Mumma we received a package”
The balls it takes to drop through clouds like that without seeing the land!
ETA – Even more outrageous than I thought, Just read from their commanding officer that due to strong winds, the aircraft flew past the island, dropped them over the Atlantic so they were essentially “blown back” towards the island.
This is why paratrooper is not on my list of approved occupations!
Of the cost of South Africa very cool
they might have to work on their remote-ness… hantaV got there pretty early..
What happens if he can’t handle the winds and lands in water?
How did the patient end up there?
Am I the only here worried about a person being suspected of having the Hantavirus in a community so remote you have to parachute in to give help. Did the virus also parachute in?
Ya, I don’t miss that.
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I didn’t think doctors make house calls anymore.
Talk about a house call.
Hell of a house call! Extraordinary commitment to his calling!
Oh sorry, turns out it was just the flu! You can head home now
Should we be worried?
Plague inc , interesting strategy
Imagine being that important and expendable at the same time
I thought my short 5 mile commute to work was nice.
More detail here :
https://www.tristandc.com/government/news-2026-05-11-airdrop.php
Parachuting into a virus
Last GPS footage showed him strolling with a single mom family, they were teaching him how to identify local, edible plants and powerful hallucinogens.
“Wow that parachute deploy looks early af, I hope he ends up okay”
*waits 5 seconds*
“oh fuck that’s a mountain, I guess those clouds were just LOW”
“Tristan de…what? This is Saint Helena, mate.”
Imagine that insurance bill itemized, medical provider parachuted into facility $____.
Para-medic
Hero.
So I guess this Para Trooper just lives the rest of his life on the island now?
Parachuting into a quarantine zone to treat hanta patients.
I’m just wonder if the mass of their huge swinging balls affects the skydive.
Wow. Just wow. Technical know how of this is crazy. First thought was why pull so high then I watched the whole thing. Just perfect.
How refreshing to see “POV” being used correctly. Great footage, would love to see more of this place.
It’s amazing to think that no matter who you are, total strangers will try to save you — from a cliff, from a heart attack, from a car wreck, you name it. Of of the many upsides of living in a society.
That’s fucking insane!!! I just pulled up the satellite image of that island and it appears like homie here literally landed two streets over from the hospital!!! How da fuck!!?
https://preview.redd.it/ov3ggn2tbu0h1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c13912014a211e84ca83a9b0fd9cc0ee18051974
Meanwhile I accomplished making a tuna sandwich today. 😩
Paratrooper medic 🤣 my dream