A pilot suffered a cardiac arrest at a Virginia airport. The obvious question, in light of so many pilots suffering cardiac arrests and dying, is was this the result of the experimental COVID shot?
WJHG reports:
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT/Gray News) – TSA officers and first responders jumped in to help save a pilot in cardiac arrest at Richmond International Airport in Virginia, WWBT reports.
While TSA Officer Nigel Allen and Lead TSA Officer Trenard Collier were in the middle of their daily security operations, they noticed a pilot on the other side of the atrium staggering.
The pilot then collapsed, and Allen sprinted across the atrium to help.
“He just left and went into a gallop to be the first one on the scene and comfort him,” said Chuck Burke, TSA federal security director at Richmond International Airport.
Allen did CPR on the pilot until first responders arrived.
“Next thing you know, he dropped to the ground. I ran over just to make sure he was OK. His neck was kind of bending, so I held it up, and I noticed that he was having trouble breathing, so I tried to have his airways opened,” he said. “When I noticed he started turning purple and his breathing stopped, we started to perform the CPR procedure.”
Both Richmond Police Chief Tanika Brown and Richmond Fire Chief Doug Martin were in a meeting when they got the call about the pilot collapsing. At first, the call was for a person down but then it was upgraded.
“The next thing that came out of the radio was, ‘The person’s turning blue,’” Martin said.
Both fire and police crews rushed to the airport.
“It’s more than just a call. That’s a person, that’s a parent, that’s a husband,” Brown said.
Professionals took over CPR for Allen while he ran to get an automated external defibrillator.
“Police, the fire and rescue, everybody else, they knew what they were doing, and that’s what saved his life,” Burke said.
The pilot’s heart stopped, so the AED was used to bring the pilot’s heartbeat back.
“I couldn’t be prouder of my team and my staff and how they support not only the national mission of protecting airways but the community and provide service like that without giving it a thought,” Burke said.
Dr. William Makis has been following the story of pilots collapsing and dying for some time. He reminds us of the following:
3 recent Pilot deaths:
Pilot death – March 17, 2023 – 39 year old Westjet Pilot Benjamin Paul Vige died suddenly in Calgary
Pilot death – March 11, 2023 – British Airways pilot died of heart attack in crew hotel in Cairo before a Cairo to London flight (name & age not released)
8 recent Pilot incapacitations in-flight:
April 4, 2023 – United Airlines Flight 2102 landing in SFO – captain was incapacitated, first officer was only one in control of the aircraft. (click here)
March 25, 2023 – TAROM Flight RO-7673 TSR-HRG diverted to Bucharest as 30 yo pilot had chest pain, then collapsed (click here)
March 22, 2023 – Southwest Flight WN6013 LAS-CMH diverted as pilot collapsed shortly after take-off, replaced by non-Southwest pilot (click here)
March 18, 2023 – Air Transat Flight TS739 FDF-YUL first officer was incapacitated about 200NM south of Montreal (click here)
March 13, 2023 – Emirates Flight EK205 MXP-JFK diverted due to pilot illness hour and a half after take-off (click here)
March 11, 2023 – United Airlines Flight UA2007 GUA-ORD diverted due to “incapacitated pilot” who had chest pains (click here)
March 11, 2023? – British Airways (CAI-LHR) pilot collapsed in Cairo hotel and died, was scheduled to fly Airbus A321 from Cairo to London (click here)
March, 3, 2023 – Virgin Australia Flight VA-717 ADL-PER Adelaide to Perth flight was forced to make an emergency landing after First Officer suffered heart attack 30 min after departure. (click here)
