RAF dog handler who lost his leg after stepping on an improvised explosive device (IED) has been reunited with the Chinook crew who saved his life.
Mick McConnell, 47, was patrolling a farmer’s field in Afghanistan in 2011 with his dog Memphis when he set off an IED. He was rescued by a Chinook helicopter and spent years in recovery for a shattered left foot.
Mick, from Elgin, later had his foot amputated, despite rehabilitation attempts. On the 10th anniversary of the explosion, he went back to RAF Odiham in Hampshire to meet the crew who flew him to safety.
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