Letters to the Editor
HUMBLE HERO
● Winning letter
Great story: “I Saved My Own Life” (NZWW, June 5). I enjoyed reading about volunteer firefighter Thomas Hewitt, who survived after severing his femoral artery by applying the skills he had learned in the fire brigade. Coolheaded Thomas was able to control his adrenaline rush and calmly set about getting the help he needed.
I love his jaunty approach to the arrival of the rescue helicopter: “Off to the chopper!” And that attitude has kept him cheerful through the ordeal of losing his leg, and
