Over the last 15 years, Mesa-based Samaritan Aviation has saved thousands of lives with their “flying canoes.”
MESA, Ariz. — In a country where rivers serve as highways and the nearest hospital takes 3 days to reach by canoe, a Mesa non-profit is using seaplanes to save lives.
Seven thousand miles from Arizona and north of Australia is the island of Papua New Guinea.
“Eighty percent of the almost 14 million population live in remote villages,” said Samaritan Aviation Founder Mark Palm. “Communities with no power, no electricity, no running water.”…
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