Yesterday evening, a NH90 helicopter and an AH129 of the 7 ° Aviation regiment of the Army "Vega" took off from the G. Vassura Airport to carry out a search operation for a missing man who had moved away from more than 24 hours near Monte Paolo di Dovadola (FC).
The Emergency Response crews, activated following a request received by the National Alpine and Speleological Rescue Corps - the Emilia Romagna delegation - and informed the prefecture of Forlì and Cesena on the facts, are promptly taken off at two different rates, the NH90 at 19.05 and the 129 at 20.45, in order to guarantee the maximum support and air coverage to the personnel responsible for the ground research.
The research, which continued for more than two hours, was carried out using the infrared observation systems supplied with the aircraft, scanning the entire affected area and also pushing in the surroundings.
At the moment, the searches, interrupted during the night and shooting in the morning, have not had any positive result.
The search and rescue of lost personnel is part of the competitions that the Italian Army, using its helicopters, can provide the Italian population in case of need and urgency, where the services are not available and / or usable or if they need more support specialized, demonstrating the full duality of use of the Italian Army aircraft, which, although designed for purely military purposes, have characteristics that can be used effectively in any emergency situation, ensuring immediate and effective intervention.
