Meet David Wookey from the Hazardous Area Response Team

David Wookey is a paramedic operative for Wales' Hazardous Area Response Team (Hart).

The specialist team of ambulance staff have been trained to provide life-saving care in hostile environments like industrial accidents, natural disasters, as well as chemical, biological, radioactive, nuclear and terrorist incidents.

The team is also deployed to major road traffic collisions and large fires.

Mr Wookey recalls how the team helped the passengers of a car which had crashed into a river.

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