A big battle for life in the Intensive Care Unit of Nicosia General Hospital is being intubated by the 27-year-old commando SYOP who was injured on Monday afternoon, during National Guard training and while falling from a helicopter into the sea at Akamas.
The accident was immediately reported to the General Staff and the Minister of Defence, who visited and was briefed privately by the attending doctors. According to the latest update, the commando who lost consciousness after falling into the water - on a scenario basis - is suffering from spinal fractures and swelling of the head, and his condition remains critical.
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The Cyprus Times reports that the possibility that the unfortunate 27-year-old lost consciousness during the fall, or suffered any other heart problem before ending up in the water, is also being investigated.
At the same time, the Defence Minister has called for an investigation to ascertain the circumstances under which the unfortunate SYOP was injured. Already, he has received a preliminary briefing, however the circumstances and what happened are expected to reach him in writing in the coming hours.
"From a normal height, the 27-year-old went overboard" - Proper procedures were followed, says the MoD
Asked to comment on the circumstances under which the unfortunate commando was injured and lost consciousness during training, Ministry of Defence spokesman Christos Pieris, clarified that it was a routine exercise, carried out in the context of scenarios and in which all prescribed procedures were followed.
Asked if this was a mishandling on the part of the National Guard during the execution of the exercise, he noted that "all prescribed procedures were followed and according to indications the soldier left from normal height before ending up in the sea".
However, also asked whether the commando was evacuated in time for treatment at the hospital, he stressed that immediate actions were taken by the staff and he was transferred to the Paphos General Hospital as soon as possible.
Concern over accidents in the National Guard
Safe information from the Cyprus Times indicates that intense concern prevails in the leadership of the National Guard Guard leadership over the accidents that have occurred recently during exercises and training with tragic two dead and one critically injured.
It is recalled that last May, during a motorized driving training in Corno, 27-year-old SYOP Natalie Neophytou from Paphos was tragically killed. The young woman "died" on duty when the jeep she was riding in overturned and crushed her. Slightly injured were two National Guardsmen who were also riding in the fatal jeep.
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In May 2021, Officer Xanthos Kyriakou breathed his last during an exercise in Trooditissa, whose death occurred after he fell off a cliff when the rope he was using broke off.
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