Prince William shares some dark, sad times as an air ambulance pilot
LONDON: The Duke of Cambridge has opened up about the “sad, dark moments” of his job as an air ambulance pilot.
William recalled his inner-turmoil at attending traumatic incidents, including a fatal road crash and a burns victim who died.
Despite witnessing some distressing scenes, he said the rapport he has with his crew helps him cope.
The team talk to each other and play games in their downtime to help deal with what they encounter, he revealed.
The video interview is the latest emotional outpouring by the future king, who only a few weeks ago comforted a grieving teenager by saying “I still miss my mother every day.”
The 34-year-old was speaking to the BBC Futures website about the varying demands of the job he started last summer.
He works 80 hours a month for the East Anglia Air Ambulance (EAAA) alongside his royal duties, although it was reported earlier this year that some had criticised his commitment to the charity.
However, Jemma Varela, a critical care paramedic with the EAAA who works with the prince, said: “He’s a very popular member of the team. He works hard.”
Another colleague, James Pusey, said that William enjoys to stir passions in the US over the police use of deadly force against black men. Protests have asserted racial bias and excessive force by police and have given rise to the Black Lives Matter movement.
His family viewed videos of the episode on Thursday and asked for them to be made public, stepping up the pressure for their release.
In an interview with Reuters early yesterday, Justin Bamberg, one of the lawyers repre- the banter with the crew, and that it is good to “laugh at yourself ”.
The prince admitted he still finds it “quite daunting” when he is flying to an incident. And the duke said his most challenging call-out was a burns victim.
He said: “There’s one job in particular that was really quite nasty and I don’t know how the medical crew dealt with it.
“Sadly, the casualty was be- senting Scott’s family, said the video shows the 43-year-old did not make any aggressive moves towards police.
“There’s nothing in that video that shows him acting aggressively, threatening or maybe dangerous,” Bamberg said.
Scott, who suffered head trauma in a bad car accident a year ago, was moving slowly as he got out of the car, he said.
“He’s not an old man, but he’s moving like an old man in yond help. But there are some very sad, dark moments. We talk about it a lot, and that’s the best way of dealing with these situations. You try not to take it away with you… but it can be quite difficult.”
He also revealed that his proudest moment was the rescue of a young boy who was seriously injured in a road accident in which his uncle died.
The pair were in a van that collided head-on with a lorry. the video,” Bamberg said.
Earlier in the day, Bamberg said in a statement that it was “impossible to discern” from the videos what, if anything, Scott was holding in his hands.
Police say Scott was carrying a gun when he approached officers and ignored repeated orders to drop it.
His family previously said he was holding a book, not a firearm, and now say they have more questions than answers after viewing two videos re- “Having seen how bad he (the boy) was, and seeing where he is now, that does make you realise that… the stuff the team do is really crucial,” he said.
William revealed he also looks forward to work every day, though his decision to talk about his feelings is unusual for a royal. Privately, William has admitted he is more emotional after becoming a father. – Daily Mail corded by police body cameras.
Police chief Kerr Putney has said the video supported the police account
In contrast to the tension in Charlotte, calm reigned in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where police released a video of the fatal shooting of Terence Crutcher, shot by police last week after his vehicle broke down on a highway. The officer who fired her gun was charged with first-degree manslaughter on Thursday. – Reuters