This is the moment a Brit holidaymaker is winched from a cruise liner in the middle of the Atlantic in a dramatic rescue.
Sian Sturgis, 57, was writhing in agony after dislocating her hip and was dosed up with powerful hallucinogenic painkiller ketamine before being strapped to a gurney and lifted by rope some 75 feet to the hovering chopper.
Mrs Sturgis had been sailing from Portsmouth to Santander in north Spain – a travel route she had specifically chosen to avoid going on holiday by plane as she has a deep-seated fear of flying.
The north London-based mother of three said: ‘It was absolutely terrifying – it was like being the stunt woman in an action movie.’
The drama – captured on this exclusive video by a fellow passenger – unfolded on Saturday evening a fortnight ago as the Brittany Ferries vessel was almost 24 hours into its voyage to Spain, crossing the Bay of Biscay off the west coast of France.
Sian Sturgis, 57, was writhing in agony after dislocating her hip and…