Here’s why a medical helicopter landed at East Rowan High School

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SALISBURY, N.C. (WBTV) - A medical helicopter landed at and took off from a Rowan County school on Thursday following an incident that happened at a different location, officials report.

On Thursday, Nov. 12, first responders used East Rowan High School as a “landing zone for a medical helicopter responding to an incident at a separate location,” the Rockwell Rural Fire Department said on social media. It was not immediately said where that “separate location” was.

A person was airlifted to a medical facility from the high school in Salisbury. The person’s identity was not immediately known, but they were not believed to be affiliated with the school.

“East Rowan High School and Station 51 are designated landing zones within our fire district, allowing emergency personnel to safely coordinate air medical transportation when needed,” the fire department said Thursday. “We want to reassure parents, students, and the community that no students were placed in harm’s way during this operation.”

First responders did not clarify how or where the person was injured, as of this writing.

The Rockwell Rural Fire Department said high school staff worked with first responders to “ensure all students remained safely inside throughout the helicopter’s arrival and departure.”

WBTV reached out to the school district for comment, but did not hear back as of this publication.

Additional details about what led to the emergency medical evacuation were not immediately known. The patient’s condition was not known, as of this writing.

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