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Bulgaria's air ambulance completes first successful mountain mission

Photo: Bulgaria Heli Med Service

Bulgaria's air ambulance helicopter has completed its first operation in the mountains, interim Transport Minister Georgi Gvozdeykov said.
Responding to a signal from the Mountain Rescue Service, the ambulance was dispatched to the area of Mount Botev in the Balkan Mountains. The medical team - Dr Tina Dimitrova and nurse Teodora Ardalska - provided first aid and the injured was successfully transported to St George's University Hospital in Plovdiv. 



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