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The Pella Police Department met with members of the UnityPoint Health LifeFlight team from Des Moines to receive a thank you and learn more about the service Wednesday morning.
Lt. Shane Cox with the Pella PD tells KNIA/KRLS News officers participated in a program called LifeFlight Coffee with Cops, which was a thank you to law enforcement from UnityPoint.
“We work together very closely,” Cox says. “A lot of times, we will get called to the hospital to secure the landing zone when they are coming to the hospital, sometimes for accidents out on the highway, and things of that nature.”
Cox says it was nice for officers to have more hands-on experience to learn more about how LifeFlight works.
“The crew went through loading procedures and safety procedures as far as the helicopter goes, and then took a couple of officers for a ride in the helicopter around town, so all in all, I think it was a great experience for everybody,” he says.