Cornate d'Adda, Italy - May 12, 2024

In a dramatic afternoon rescue operation in Cornate d'Adda, located in the province of Monza Brianza, a man found himself in peril after falling into the water. The swift and coordinated response of firefighting units from Monza, Milan, and Bergamo, along with a team of aquatic rescue specialists, divers, and airborne rescuers aboard the "Drago 141" helicopter from the Lombardy Flight Department, averted a potential tragedy.

The fallen individual was located by the aircraft crew along the waterway near the municipality of Medolago (Bg). Subsequently, with the assistance of fluvial specialists, the airborne rescuers safely retrieved the man and transferred him into the care of medical personnel.