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On a Friday afternoon a little boy fell gravely ill while on the West Coast. Only a few hours later, he was being wheeled into a room with a team waiting in Christchurch - all thanks to the rescue helicopter service and the people who make it happen.
These heartfelt words are from the little boy`s mum, sent to us after that life-saving mission.
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Congratulations to the Westpac Rescue Helicopter crew of Kent, Karen, and Adrian who`ve been recognised at the Land Search & Rescue NZ Awards for a complex cliff rescue mission.
The mission in March 2025 involved rescuing a climber who`d been left hanging off the side of Mt Rolleston in the Arthur`s Pass National Park after his gear failed.
Working alongside Alpine Cliff Rescue Canterbury, the rescue crew got him - and his climbing buddy - to safety.
The team received a Certificate of Achievement at an Awards ceremony at Parliament this week, with the Award citation commending them for their exceptional judgement in executing a complex cliff rescue under pressure.
“𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲-𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.” 𝗡𝗭𝗦𝗔𝗥 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Congratulations Kent, Karen, Adrian and @alpinerescuecanterbury
Read more about the Award-winning rescue at the Latest News link on our LinkTree
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