A nurse will thank the charity which helped to saved her brother's life after he fell through a garage roof by climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.
Sarah Macmurdie's brother Dan Ranson, 46, was treated by the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) after he fell through a garage roof in Darlington.
Dan, who sustained a double compound break to his tibia and a collapsed lung, was assessed and treated by their doctor and paramedic team. He was then airlifted to James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough.
He was working as a roofer when the incident occurred on October 19 last year. The GNAAS arrived on scene within five minutes of being contacted.
Sarah, who lives in Warwick, is now climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in September to raise money and awareness of the GNAAS.
The 49-year-old has set up a fundraising page on Just Giving and is is three-quarters of the way to reaching her target of £4,000. The amount of money donated so far is £3,054.
Sarah has held several fundraisers in an attempt to reach her target. These include a charity meal and raffle at her local pub, a cake sale, and a 90-minute spin at her local gym.
She said: "As a specialist palliative nurse working in the NHS I am aware of the great work all air ambulances do in the country and I’ve always been quite inspired by them.
"By raising money for GNAAS, I hope to make a difference in people's lives, as you never know when you might need their services."
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