The Cambridgeshire Magpas air ambulance team faces a challenging situation in Essex, as they rush to the scene of a traffic accident. A motorcyclist has collided with a car, and the team must quickly assess whether the rider has sustained internal injuries that require immediate airlifting to a hospital.
Meanwhile, in the Peak District, the Edale Mountain Rescue team is tasked with a tricky emergency evacuation. They must carefully navigate a stretcher up a steep, narrow, and rocky pathway after a walker slips and falls, sustaining a potential head injury.
The episode also follows the Assynt Mountain Rescue Team in the Highlands, who are in a race against time to locate two missing walkers on Ben Klibreck before fog and darkness descend.
In Hampshire, the GAFIRS lifeboat crew braves treacherous rough seas to rescue a broken-down boat. The boat, severely battered by waves, is dangerously close to the shoreline. With a jammed anchor, the team faces a challenging task of towing the boat to safety.
Rescue 999: Seconds to Save a Life, Episode 3 airs on Channel 5, Friday, 30 August 2024, at 8:00 pm.
