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It was Chris` wife who convinced him to set off his personal locator beacon - and he now admits her advice was right.
“𝗜𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝘆 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜’𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗻, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗽𝘂𝘀𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗻, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗽𝗮𝗰 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲. 𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵!”
Find out more about Chris` life-long project to walk the Te Aroroa trail and the fall that sparked his rescue helicopter mission.
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𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝘂𝘀𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀?
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𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗢𝗹𝗱 𝗚𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱, 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁
𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝘆𝗽𝗲: 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
𝗖𝗿𝗲𝘄: 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘁, 𝗭𝗮𝗰𝗸, 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁
The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was the only option to safely extricate an injured mountain biker from a remote West Coast track. Luckily for her, the H145 rescue helicopter had enough room to fit her mountain bike in too.
The woman was biking with a group of friends when she fell while coming down from Ghost Lake Hut – a section of the track which is quite technical.
The Westpac Rescue Helicopter landed at the helipad near Ghost Lake Hut.
“The woman’s arm injury would have made it impossible for her to continue the ride. She needed treatment, and any delay in that treatment could have impacted her outcome and recovery. Sending in the rescue helicopter was the right call,” says Critical Care Paramedic Juliet.
When the rescue helicopter arrived, paramedics found the woman’s friends had already provided initial first aid.
“The group was well prepared and had a good knowledge of first aid. They had done a really good job before we got there, which made their injured friend far more comfortable.”
Because the woman’s injury was isolated to her arm, she was able to sit up in the helicopter. That meant there was room for her bike to be airlifted out as well.
“She was so thankful we managed to get her bike in the helicopter; otherwise it could have been very tricky to get it home!” Juliet says.
The woman, and her bike, were taken to Greymouth Hospital.
“It was a great outcome for the patient and, to top it off, it was a beautiful day for flying. The views were spectacular.”
𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗼𝗻 𝟭𝟵𝟮 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.
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This is one of paramedic Zack`s most memorable missions. We`ve shared with you the rescue crew`s footage as they winched down into The Boneyards, near Old Ghost Road.
Now it`s time to hear from patient Matt. He wasn`t lost, just very stuck - and very pleased to hear the sound of the chopper.
“𝗔𝗹𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘁𝘆 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 – 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗳.”
Read Matt`s rescue story here: https://www.airrescue.co.nz/stories/matts-rescue-from-the-boneyards/
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