Ambulance team walks five marathons in five days
KSSAir ambulance staff have succeeded in walking five marathons in five days to raise funds for the charity.
Four members of Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) staff completed the challenge in Redhill, Surrey, on Friday after leaving the charity's Kent base on Monday.
Warren Porritt, who began working for the service after they came to his aid ten years ago, said he would spend the weekend with his "feet up" after completing the 131-mile (211km) walk.
He told BBC Radio Surrey that more than £15,000 had been raised and "we wouldn't be able to save lives if it wasn't for that generosity".
Sophy Dunn, Helene Poursain and Dr Duncan Bootland joined Porritt for the challenge, which took the team through Maidstone, Brighton, Dorking and more.
Funds raised will support the charity's work across Kent, Surrey and Sussex.
KSS has previously warned about the financial impact of rising aviation fuel costs since the beginning of the current conflict in the Middle East.
Porritt said his feet were "very, very sore" after arriving at Redhill Aerodrome but that "the reception has been amazing".
"There's lots and lots of friends, family, colleagues here, and it's kind of made it all worth it," he told the BBC.
Porritt said the air ambulance "saved" his life when he was involved in a motorcycle crash.
He said 2026 was "a really poignant celebratory year" and that his children "wouldn't have a dad if it wasn't for this amazing charity".
Dunn described the achievement as "an incredible feeling" while Bootland said the journey had been "humbling and inspiring".
Poursain said it was "one of the toughest things I've ever done" but also "one of the most rewarding experiences of my life".
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