The Guyana Defence Force (GDF), on Thursday executed a successful Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC) mission from the remote village of Tuseneng, located in Region 8, following a request from the Ministry of Health. Due to the village’s high elevation and mountainous terrain in the North Pakaraimas, air extraction was the only viable option for safely accessing and transporting the 14-year-old male patient, a release from the GDF said. With approval from Chief of Defence Staff, (ag) Colonel Sheldon Howell, MSM, a GDF Bell 412 helicopter, which was already operating in a nearby area on a routine patrol, was tasked with the mission. The aircraft was crewed by Command Pilot Lieutenant Colonel Anson Weekes, Co-Pilot Captain Neil Asregadoo, Aircraft Engineer Warrant Officer Class Two Joel Paul, and Medic Corporal Mark Johnson. Upon successful extraction, the release said that the patient was flown to Base Camp Ayanganna, where a Guyana Fire Service ambulance was on standby to transport them to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation for further medical attention.