Santa spreads festive cheer from the skies in coastguard helicopter
SANTA took to the skies above Shetland today (Sunday) before a busy night ahead to deliver some festive cheer on board the Sumburgh based coastguard helicopter.
In the annual fly-by the coastguard departed Sumburgh around 9am, travelling up the west coast of the mainland first before going north and then east.
The helicopter has taken Santa on board every Christmas Eve for the last number of years, with the man himself standing at its open door.
Highlighting that call-outs can happen at any time, the helicopter crew were scrambled to an emergency medical incident offshore shortly after dropping Santa back off at Sumburgh following the flyover in 2019.
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