High-Flying Heroics: Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi Saves Unwell Passenger mid-Air
Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, renowned as the Minister of Home Affairs to most South Africans, transcends this role.
Beyond his ministerial duties, Motsoaledi is a seasoned medical doctor who recently exemplified his commitment to the Hippocratic oath.
SA Hails Aaron Motsoaledi As He Saves Passenger on Flight
Former Gauteng provincial legislator Ndzipho Kalipa expressed heartfelt gratitude to Dr Motsoaledi on the popular digital platform X, commonly known as Twitter.
On X, Kalipa openly extended his thanks to Motsoaledi for his swift action in aiding a passenger who fainted on a flight from East London to Johannesburg due to critically low blood sugar levels.
The passenger, in his early forties, lost consciousness as his blood sugar plummeted perilously.
Fortuitously, Motsoaledi, holder of a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery degree from the University of Natal, happened to be one of the 158 travellers aboard flight FA249.
“On behalf all passengers that were on board a Flysafair flight from East London to Joburg earlier this evening. We salute a selfless and heroic intervention by minister Dr Aron Motsoaledi who attended a sick passenger on the flight. Thank you Minister for your selflessness!!,” Kalipa hailed Motsoaledi.
The South African social media landscape buzzed with praises for Dr Aaron Motsoaledi’s heroism.
@Tshikani:
It is great because he became a medical doctor first and did not forget the oath he took to save lives.
@M68Gab1:
What a noble man and Dr. SA is and will be better with people like him. Adorable!!
@GeneilHowell:
Well done Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi, this is the type of leadership I admire, NOT forgetting where one comes from is what connect US to our COMMUNITY. Salute doc 🇿🇦❤️
Minister Discloses How He Rescued Passenger
Dr Aaron Motsoaledi recounted the life-saving episode to News24, disclosing the method he employed.
“In my clinical judgment, he had low blood sugar. They [the crew and his pharmacist wife] were struggling to give him a mixture as a sugar solution and I said he won’t be able to drink it, so I took a glucose powder and rubbed it on his gums and tongue. He absorbed the powder through this method,” he disclosed to News24.
