0808108878B-070 PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (Aug. 10, 2008) Australian hiker Debra Paver greets her family aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). Paver was evacuated by helicopter from Alola Village to Mercy to be treated for hyponatremia, a condition resulting from low sodium levels in the blood, during a hike in the Owen Stanley Mountain Range of Papua New Guinea. Mercy is anchored off the coast of Papua New Guinea supporting Pacific Partnership 2008 and has embarked a multinational group of medical and engineering professionals from military and non-gover


0808108878B-070 PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (Aug. 10, 2008) Australian hiker Debra Paver greets her family aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). Paver was evacuated by helicopter from Alola Village to Mercy to be treated for hyponatremia, a condition resulting from low sodium levels in the blood, during a hike in the Owen Stanley Mountain Range of Papua New Guinea. Mercy is anchored off the coast of Papua New Guinea supporting Pacific Partnership 2008 and has embarked a multinational group of medical and engineering professionals from military and non-governmental organizations to provide humanitarian assistance to several countries within the Pacific region.


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