CORNWALL Air Ambulance was tasked to 483 missions in the first six months of 2025.

New figures revealed by the charity based at Trevithick Downs show that 206 of those were trauma incidents, 149 were medical related incidents, 116 were cardiac arrests and 12 inter-hospital transfers were also carried out.

The stats, recorded between January 1 and June 30, include 50 road traffic collisions, 25 falls from height, 19 sports and adventure call outs and nine agricultural related incidents.

The busiest month during that period was May, with 97 mission taskings, closely followed by June with 95.

It comes as the charity has just welcomed its second AW169 helicopter. The new aircraft arrived at the beginning of July and went through a ‘shakedown’ period of test flights, before going into operation on August 5.

Mick McLachlan, lead specialist paramedic in critical care, said: “It has been a steady start to the year in terms of mission numbers, and as we now head into the busiest summer months, we have the resilience of a second aircraft.

“The increase in taskings we see over the school holidays each year adds additional wear-and-tear to the helicopter, so we’re delighted to now have an additional AW169 ready and available on base all year round to be in rotation for our missions.”

Cornwall Air Ambulance needs to raise over £8million this year to keep the service running. They receive no direct government funding, and rely on the generous support of local people, communities, and businesses to keep flying and saving lives.