Dramatic moment Brit mother-of-three is winched from cruise liner in the Atlantic after French medics dosed her with KETAMINE for agonising injury before terrifying 100-mile helicopter journey to hospital

Sian Sturgis, 57, was writhing in agony after dislocating her hip and was dosed up with powerful hallucinogenic painkiller ketamine before being strapped to a gurney and lifted by rope some 75 feet to the hovering chopper. Mrs Sturgis had been sailing from Portsmouth to Santander in north Spain - a travel route she had specifically chosen to avoid going on holiday by plane as she has a deep-seated fear of flying. The drama - captured on this exclusive video by a fellow passenger - unfolded on Saturday evening a fortnight ago as the Brittany Ferries vessel was almost 24 hours into its voyage to Spain, crossing the Bay of Biscay off the west coast of France .