TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — When two Hillsborough County deputies were critically injured in a shooting last Thursday, video from the sheriff’s office showed both men being loaded into Tampa General Hospital’s Aeromed helicopter.
Deputies Sopharmony Muon and Colton Daniels were shot while attempting to arrest a suspect in Ruskin. Muon was shot in the face, and Daniels was shot in the neck.
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Their flight to Tampa General highlighted how Aeromed crews combine speed with advanced medical care when every minute matters.
Aeromed Program Director Ari Miller said the helicopter typically travels between 130 and 140 knots. She said crews can estimate flight time by taking the distance to the destination and cutting it roughly in half…