MOSCOW, July 28 (RIA Novosti) – A Russian emergencies ministry plane has brought an elderly man who suffered a stroke while on a hunting trip to Namibia back to Russia, a ministry’s spokesperson said.
“The Ilyushin Il-76 plane, fitted with special medical equipment, arrived from Windhoek to Pulkovo airport in St. Petersburg late on Saturday,” Irina Rossius said.
Rossius said the 74-year-old man was accompanied by Russian medical personnel on the flight to St. Petersburg. She did not disclose the man's identity or current medical condition.
“The Russian emergencies ministry is responsible for evacuation of Russian nationals who become ill or suffer injuries abroad as not all of them have enough insurance to cover medical treatment there,” Rossius said.
According to the official, it was the fourth medical emergency flight abroad perfomed by the ministry's planes this week to bring back ill Russian tourists.
One tourist was transported from Vienna, four people were flown from Turkey, and a woman who had a premature child delivery was brought from Paris, Rossius said.
She urged Russian tourists to plan carefully their trips to foreign countries, especially exotic ones like Namibia, paying special attention to their personal health condition, security situation and climate in the chosen destinations.
