South Yorkshire: Paramedics take to the skies

Three West Yorkshire paramedics are flying high after swapping lands ambulances for helicopters to join the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.

Lee Greenwood, Kit Von-Mickwitz and Pete Rhodes are amongst just seven YAS paramedics chosen for a two year secondment with rapid response emrgency charity following a rigorous selection process.

Kit is the youngest recruit. The 25-year-old qualified as a paramedic in 2012 after a completing a three-year University diploma.

He said: “I’ve always had such a high regard for YAS, and working on the aviation side of things is just brilliant.”