HLS 201ES-448 ORIGINAL
2020 First Extraordinary Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 50
BY REPRESENTATIVE WHEAT
COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Acadian Air Med 6 crew members on a successful
rescue and patient transport mission
1 A RESOLUTION
2To commend the Acadian Air Med 6 crew members on a successful rescue and patient
3 transport mission.
4 WHEREAS, the Acadian Air Med 6 crew members, based in Hammond, performed
5a successful rescue mission at the mouth of the Tangipahoa River on Lake Pontchartrain;
6and
7 WHEREAS, Acadian Air Med 6 pilot, Zachary Gonzales, was forced to land in an
8unconventional landing area, and medical crew members Andrea Perea and Catherine
9Lansford Wall traveled roughly a half-mile by boat to meet the injured party; and
10 WHEREAS, Ms. Perea, a flight paramedic, and Ms. Wall, a flight registered nurse,
11stabilized the injured party before transporting the individual back to the helicopter and then
12to a medical facility in New Orleans; and
13 WHEREAS, the entire crew of Acadian Air Med 6 is most deserving of recognition
14for their heroic, live-saving efforts.
15 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
16Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend the Acadian Air Med 6 crew members on
17a successful rescue and patient transport mission; does hereby thank the crew for their
18perseverance despite the challenging nature of the rescue; and does hereby extend sincere
19hopes and wishes for the continued health, safety, and welfare of all those involved in this
20life-saving work.
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HR 50 Original 2020 First Extraordinary Session Wheat
Commends the Acadian Air Med 6 crew members on a successful rescue and patient
transport mission.
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