A forty-eight-year-old monk, a citizen of Serbia, is fighting for his life in the intensive care unit of the “Ippokratio” hospital in Thessaloniki, after jumping out of the ambulance transporting him under unexplained circumstances.
According to a report by the Greek state television ERT, the incident occurred yesterday afternoon. The monk had previously complained of poor health, most likely due to cardiac problems, which is why an emergency medical team (EKAV) was called. The ambulance picked him up in Ouranoupolis, at the gateway to Mount Athos, with the intention of transporting him to the general hospital in Polygyros.
During transport, while in the vehicle with the driver and one attendant-rescuer, the monk suddenly unfastened his seat belt, opened the door, and jumped out of the moving ambulance.
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The ambulance staff immediately stopped the vehicle and came to his aid. During the fall, the 48-year-old Serbian citizen sustained severe head injuries. He was returned to the ambulance in an unconscious state and urgently transported to the hospital in Polygyros, where doctors had to intubate him immediately due to the severity of the injuries.
After primary stabilization, the patient was urgently transferred to the “Ippokratio” hospital in Thessaloniki, where he was placed in the intensive care unit and remains in critical condition.
The Greek police, in an official capacity, detained the driver and the rescuer from the emergency team on charges of causing bodily harm through negligence. Following their statements, they were released, while the investigation into all circumstances of this unusual and tragic event continues. It is not yet known what motivated the monk to take such a dangerous move.
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Source: Euronews; Photo: koutipandoras.gr