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An enormous thank you to Coastguard West Coast and their incredible volunteers for helping make this vital rescue training possible.
Recently, Westpac Rescue Helicopter crews completed a major over-water training exercise at Lake Brunner, practising complex water and vessel rescues. From providing boats and rescue jet skis to volunteering their time as mock patients, Coastguard West Coast played a crucial role in bringing these realistic scenarios to life.
Without the support of organisations and volunteers like these, training opportunities like this simply wouldn`t be possible.
Watch the video and learn more about this important partnership at the Latest News link in bio.
The ride to and from the West Coast air rescue base is now a little smoother thanks to Westroads and Earth & Turf.
Earth & Turf generously donated a digger and time to rake and scrap the driveway ready for Westroads to deliver a truckload of donated shingle. The crew are incredibly grateful for the new driveway and the difference it will make. Patients being transported between the base and hospital will enjoy a much smoother journey, with far less rattling along the way.
An enormous thank you Westroads and Earth and Turf for your generous support of the West Coast Westpac Rescue Helicopter and your West Coast community.
@westroads_nz
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.
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