Person Airlifted from Knox County Church for Medical Emergency

A person was airlifted by UT Lifestar Friday. (Courtesy: Rural Metro)

Person Airlifted from Knox County Church for Medical Emergency

A person was airlifted by UT Lifestar Friday. (Courtesy: Rural Metro)

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UT Lifestar is dispatched Friday afternoon for a medical emergency at a church in Northeast Knox County.

Officials with Rural Metro Fire say crews responding to the church for that medical emergency quickly determined that the patient needed immediate transport and called for Lifestar.

UT Lifestar transported the person to a local hospital for treatment.

Officials report that “after advanced treatment on the scene and swift transport, the patient is now recovering well.”