[Leica] More Adventures at Cutlass Court

[George Lottermoser]

Damn. Dude. That’s a helluva scare.

> On Jun 22, 2020, at 1:38 PM, Howard Cummer via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> 
> Last Saturday morning son-in-law Ian and myself went to check on the eaglet at Cutlass Court.
> 
> Here is my usual rig - the Z7 with the 200 - 500 VR zoom with the 1.4 Extender on my Manfrotto tripod
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/Birds/DSCA7578.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/Birds/DSCA7578.jpg.html>
> 
> Ian was there with the D500 and the 300mm f4.0 Pf.
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/Birds/DSCA7613.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/Birds/DSCA7613.jpg.html>
> 
> While setting up I started to feel faint, for about 15 seconds, and then I blacked out,
> and fell crashing into the tripod with the camera attached. Ian called 911 and the ambulance
> arrived in a few minutes. They checked for broken bones, etc and sat me up to try and walk
> me out to the ambulance as the stair case was too narrow for the big Gurney.
> I blacked out again and the fire department was called.  The station is just down the hill from Cutlass Court
> so the fire crew arrived quickly. They used a clam shell stretcher to get me to the ambulance and
> then I was whisked to the Health Centre to be triaged by the Doctor on Call. The discussion was
> whether a helicopter was available. But all three medi-vac ‘copters were in the air so I was
> assigned to a water ambulance and driven to Thieves Bay (where we whale watch) for pick up.
> They took me to Swartz Bay where another ambulance was waiting to take me to Saanich
> Peninsula (SaanPen) Hospital. I was overnight in emergency with a Holter on and released
> the next afternoon. Stayed in Victoria to have a 48 hour Holter test and came back to
> Pender yesterday.
> 
> Here’s what I looked like at the worst point of the recovery:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/Birds/DSCA7649.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/Birds/DSCA7649.jpg.html>
> 
> I get Holter results this afternoon from my GP and have a tele-consult with my cardiologist on
> Wednesday. Universal Health Care works pretty well in such a medical crisis. Direct cost to me: zero.
> 
> Going to see the eaglet tomorrow with an island photo friend who is also a Doctor. 
> There will be pictures, of course.
> 
> Howard
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/Birds/DSC_7762.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/Birds/DSC_7762.jpg.html>
> 
> PS: The only damage to the camera rig was a cracked Lens hood. When I woke up on the deck
> the first thing I asked Ian was “Is the camera okay?” I have my priorities!!
> 
> 
> 
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George Lottermoser
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