Watch: Soldier on parachuting to remote island to bring Hantavirus aid
A specialist team helped supply critical medical support to Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic.
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"sadly, you can't parachute back off the island"
— Captain George Lacey , Other
"it is a 'brilliant event'"
— Gillian Welch , Other
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A specialist team helped supply critical medical support to Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic.
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