Callum McDougall, 15, was riding a quad bike while working on a game shooting estate in Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway on 2 July last year. He cannot recall the crash, but he remembers everything leading up to it. He said: “I was working on the estate and bringing in the drinkers to wash them, so … Continued
The Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) has been praised for giving a teenage girl ‘precious’ days with her father before he passed away following a motorcycle crash. Steven Ferguson, 59, from Wideopen, Newcastle, was on holiday riding motorbikes in the Isle of Man with his friends when the ‘freak accident’ happened on 31 August … Continued
A man who was lucky to not lose his leg after being trampled by a cow has been reunited with the paramedic who helped him a year later. Charlie Hird, 64, from Alston, was on a group walk near Hallbankgate when he was injured after trying to help a couple who were being attacked by … Continued
Will Clark, from Grasmere, has been a keen supporter of GNAAS, since he required our services back in July 2012, following a serious cycling incident. Recalling what happened, he said: “Tragically during a charity triathlon, a stick got caught in the wheel of my bike sending me over the handlebars leading to me breaking the … Continued
We initially launched our night-time service in the region in May 2021 covering Friday and Saturday nights, from 8pm to 8am, when the charity’s air ambulances do not fly. The car carries the same life-saving equipment as its airborne counterpart and is staffed by a highly skilled paramedic and doctor team who can deliver blood, … Continued
Lisa Ward has recently celebrated her first anniversary of volunteering for GNAAS, and we now couldn’t imagine our lives without her (and her amazing cheese straws). From her excellent cooking and baking to her fantastic crafting skills, Lisa devotes a lot of time and effort to everything she does. We recently caught up with Lisa … Continued
In 2022 we experienced one of our busiest years on record after deploying our helicopters and rapid response vehicles nearly 1,900 times to incidents across the North East, North Yorkshire and Cumbria. This response was only possible thanks to the generosity of people like you, who have supported us for nearly 21 years after GNAAS … Continued
Our base in Langwathby, Penrith consists of a small Portakabin unit, which means space is limited, and most areas have multi uses. For example, a bedroom used by our doctors and paramedics who are working a night shift, also doubles up as an office area in the daytime. The original storage area for drugs and … Continued
Danny Ewin, from Low Hesket, was only 16 years old when he was involved in a collision with a car between Culgaith and Langwathby in 2012. Recalling the incident, he said: “I don’t remember a lot from it to be honest. The last thing I remember is I left my great nana’s from Culgaith and … Continued
Dan Ranson, 46, was working his job as a roofer in Darlington, when he fell through a garage roof on 19 October 2022. Dan had taken the full force of the fall on his right leg and sustained a double compound break to his tibia and a collapsed lung. GNAAS arrived on scene in five … Continued
