Cascade County, Mont. (Great Falls Tribune) - When every possible option has been exhausted and the Air Force OKs it, crews from the 40th Helicopter Squadron at Malmstrom Air Force Base come in for the save.

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Queensland, Australia (The Queensland Times) - The AGL Action Rescue Helicopter has showcased its water winch capabilities to a squadron of 60 police officers hailing from more than 30 different countries.

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Henan Province, China (cntv.cn) - The People's Liberation Army Air Force is flying supplies directly to residents in remote parts of quake-hit Lushan County. April 23, a number of air force helicopters completed seven supply operations to remote regions, and four missions to bring injured people out.

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The Scottish Sun - Thrilled lifesavers have taken delivery of Scotland's first charity-funded air ambulance. Hundreds of lives are expected to be saved each year by the new rescue chopper. But it needs help to stay in the air — as it’s funded entirely by donations.

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Cornwall, England (thisiscornwall.co.uk) - A fisherman has been rescued from a Spanish fishing vessel 165 nautical miles south west of the Isles of Scilly.

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Kennesaw, Ga. (Cherokee Tribune) - Georgia Air Life Five is a helicopter EMS service headquartered at Cobb-McCollum Airport in Kennesaw. It is one of six Georgia Air Life posts in the metro Atlanta area and covers Cobb, Bartow and Cherokee counties.

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Columbus, Miss. (packet-media.com) - MedStat EMS announces the expansion of its Helicopter Emergency Medical Service operation in an effort to improve access to care for victims of traumatic injuries and critical illnesses in east central Mississippi, with the opening of their newest medical helicopter base at the Golden Triangle Regional airport in Columbus.

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Charleston, S.C. (The Berkeley Independent) - Roper Berkeley Hospital just brought Moncks Corner a half-hour closer to downtown Charleston. With the installation of its new helipad, Roper reduced what has been a 45-minute ambulance ride to 10 to 15 minutes, critical time saved in the event of a heart attack or stroke.

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u.tv - Two men have been rescued from Benevenagh Mountain near Limavady by a PSNI rescue team transported by an Irish Army helicopter.

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rt.com - More than 200 people, including women and children, have been rescued from two ice floes that drifted away from the shores of Latvia, the country’s emergency ministry has reported. The massive rescue operation in the Gulf of Riga involved helicopters and Navy ships.

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