September 2012Marco had regained consciousness and the excruciating pain in his chest was making him moan loudly. Right at that moment Anna heard the sound of the rescue team helicopter:
- Finally, they’re here! - she exclaimed.
She ran out of the woods and saw the yellow aircraft circling over the Cansiglio plain, so she dashed towards a small hill, took off her sweater and started waving it around over her head. After about thirty seconds, the team noticed her and the helicopter began its descent.
When it landed two men and a woman burst out with a stretcher and a bag. The pilot remained in his seat, keeping the blades going. Anna led the paramedics to the spot where Marco was lying.
When Sergio called the ER of the Conegliano hospital, which was the nearest facility that could provi
