An off duty ER24 Potchesftroom medic was on his way home yesterday evening after a meeting at the branch, when he noticed the strange way in which a small helicopter appeared to be flying. The aircraft was flying very low, and he decided he would follow it from the ground for a while to see if something was wrong.
Werner Eksteen followed the helicopter, in his private car, to where it landed at a nearby airfield. He waited until the crew had turned the aircraft off and approached the three men who climbed out.
They appeared shaken and concerned, and when asked if there was a problem, they explained that they were on their way to Johannesburg from Kimberley, and they were unable to fly any further due to the heavy cloud cover and imminent rain. They were concerned that they did not have anywhere to go, a place to stay, or an idea as to what they would do next.
Werner immediately offered his assistance, calling around to hotels in the area, finding accommodation for the three stranded men for the night. Werner even drove them to the hotel with his private car.
This morning, Werner went to the hotel and took the three men back to where the helicopter had been kept overnight. Unfortunately, they were still unable to make their way on the final stretch of their journey to Johannesburg with the poor weather seemingly wanting to stay for a while. Werner then took the three men to a local coffee shop to warm up and decide on the plan forward.
We just want to say thank you to Werner for his care to his community, and we commend him for his empathy and compassion to those in need, on duty for ER24 or not.
- ER24
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