20 mins after I reached Bill, I snapped this first shot

Maxime Chaya

then came the Lebanese Red Cross (EMS)

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followed by the Lebanese Army – to help with the evac – a helicopter was dispatched, but soon thereafter recalled on ‘all clear’

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the LRC crosses the last stream / river before the reaching paved road

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Bill home safe and dry!

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X-Ray shows nasty fracture and dislocation!

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Many thanks to Interior Minister Ziyad Baroud, the Lebanese Army, the Lebanese Red Cross, the Civil Defense, the Jabal Moussa park rangers, Raja Saade, Ghandi, Alain, and everyone who helped make this unfortunate incident more bearable and dare I say adventurous…!!

Maxime Chaya and Minister Ziad Baroud welcome the third firefighting helicopter at Rafik Hariri International Airport.

These Sikorsky-type choppers can carry a payload of 4,000 litres. Their acquisition was made possible by donations from various Lebanese
institutions and banks, as well as small donations from school kids across the country.

Trees are a blessing, not only to us, but to the future generations. Don’t kill them, save them!

Maxime Chaya

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