How you can support us…
Last Saturday, two H145 rescue helicopters travelled to Lake Brunner for boat and water winch training.
Training like this helps the crew stay ready to respond when our communities need them most, and we couldn’t do it without the support of our community partners.
A huge thank you to @CoastguardWestCoast and Coastguard Lake Brunner for providing the boat, jet skis and people in the water; @LakeBrunnerEcoLodge for the use of their paddock for helicopter landings, refuelling and staging; and @ANZCO_Foods for supplying burgers to fuel the crew after training.
The weather put on a spectacular day, and we look forward to sharing more photos soon. Thank you for helping the crew stay ready.
Hey Coasters - looking for a great day out this weekend and a way to support your Westpac Rescue Helicopter?
Check out the Motorbike Show in Greymouth. Remarkable bikes from 1914 on will be on display, including a unique bike from the Mike Pero Motorcycle Gallery.
𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲`𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂. 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽 𝘂𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲`𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘄. 𝗢𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆.
It`s all on this Saturday 24 October from 12 pm - 9 pm and Sunday 25th from 10 am - 5 pm at the Regent Theatre, Greymouth.
And don`t forget your gold coin entry. All proceeds go to your Westpac Rescue Helicopter.
Rescue crews never know what each day will bring - they need to be trained for every eventuality.
Your support helps fund more than life-saving missions. It enables our significant investment in advanced crew training, ensuring rescue crews can deliver higher levels of patient care in even the most challenging of environments.
Hear Critical Care Paramedic Tom talk about why training is so important, and how it helps ensure crews have the skills, knowledge and confidence to provide the very best care when every minute matters.
Watch the full video here: https://www.airrescue.co.nz/howwesupporttheservice/
𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗮𝘂, 𝗕𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁
𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝘆𝗽𝗲: 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁
𝗖𝗿𝗲𝘄: 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘆, 𝗥𝗼𝗱, 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀
A mission to rescue a patient from dense bush was “slick as” thanks to the West Coast’s new H145 rescue helicopter.
The patient, a contractor to the Stockton Mine, had a suspected fractured ankle.
Westpac Rescue Helicopter paramedic and winch operator Courtney says the patient was in pretty rugged country.
“The rescue crew from the mine were with the patient but there was no way they were going to be able to get her out before dark. They did the right thing calling 111,” Courtney says.
The West Coast Westpac Rescue Helicopter flew in using coordinates provided by the Stockton Emergency Response Team.
“When we flew in, we saw a site rescue member standing up on a skid site pointing us to a rough location. They had managed to move the patient to the biggest area of open space they could find – it was a nice little hole we could winch Rod into.”
That winch was made far easier thanks to the tail and rear mounted cameras on the new H145 helicopters, which were purchased for the rescue service by the Canterbury West Coast Air Rescue Trust.
“The new rescue helicopter was awesome. Thanks to its cameras our pilot Chris had a great view of what was happening down the wire the whole time. It made the job far more efficient, safer and easier for the crew and the patient. It was slick as,” Courtney says.
Once Courtney had winched Rod down to the patient, the helicopter flew to a staging area to wait. Rod assessed the patient on the ground before calling the helicopter back to winch him and the patient out. The patient was then flown to Te Nikau Grey Hospital for treatment.
After the mission was complete, the mine’s rescue team contacted the rescue helicopter crew to debrief.
“It was awesome that they got in touch to review the job together. It gave us the chance to tell them that their Emergency Response Team did everything right – they were great to work with.”
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