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More: China - Hong Kong, September 6, 2004

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B-HQC (cn 475) 15 minutes after aircraft took off a woman had a stroke. As an EMT I offered medical assistance to her. Later captain decided to return to HKIA. But aircraft must dump fuel before it can be safe landed. Here is the picture showing the fuel

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A visitor from United Kingdom posted Sun March 14, 2010: Safty first! Well done!
A visitor from United States posted Sat May 10, 2008: That's like quarter million dollar worth of fuel being dumped at today's price! But you can't put a price on a life. Respect to the Captain.
A visitor from Switzerland posted Wed April 30, 2008: Sorry, but to me it seems like a huuge waste of fuel, but if it garantees a safe landing, its important.
A visitor from Singapore posted Sat July 28, 2007: Hope the lady was well.
A visitor from United States posted Tue March 28, 2006: Interesting to see what a fuel dump looks like. I too hope the lady with the stroke was ok.
A visitor from Canada posted Sun March 12, 2006: Nice shot hope the passenger is okay