Forty-six-year-old Caribbean Airlines crash-landing victim Noel Elliot was yesterday discharged from the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) and has since flown back to the United States for treatment to his injured right leg.
Elliot, who was admitted to the High Dependency Unit of the GPH following the plane crash on Saturday, July 30, is now a patient at a New York City Hospital. According to the man’s wife Sharon Elliot, the doctors here had informed her and other relatives that there was a problem with the blood vessels in his legs thus resulting in poor circulation to his toes. As a result, the woman said that the doctors had wanted to amputate Elliot’s leg. However, after conferring with relatives, Sharon said that she decided to have her husband flown back to the States for medical treatment. As such, she said, upon his arrival there the doctors “checked him out”, diagnosed the problem and are currently working to rectify it.
Elliot’s wife also praised Caribbean Airlines personnel for their quick action in securing a flight right away for her husband to be flown back. He had returned home to spend two weeks with his wife and to celebrate their first wedding anniversary. Elliot, who works at a law firm, has been in the U.S. for six years. His wife explained that he has no relatives to take care of him now, and as such she is working on getting over there to assist him during this time.
