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Patient StoriesIApril 09 2025
Saved by a Personal Locator Beacon
Aaron’s story of survival in the Kaikōura Ranges
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Patient StoriesIJanuary 01 2025
Freezing water and hypothermia
Roz’s situation was critical and another 30 minutes in the water could have been devastating.
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ATVs in the bush
Patient StoriesISeptember 27 2024
Ahaura River Crossing
Our UTV slipped into the river and flipped over in a 3 1/2m deep hole!
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Patient StoriesIAugust 27 2024
Billie’s crash
Even when an accident is close to town the chopper can be needed to get the patient the care they need quickly.
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A crash scene. Paramedics and fire brigade treating a man on the road with a crashed bike beside them.
Patient StoriesIAugust 12 2024
Brendan’s family
When Brendan crashed his bike he was critically injured but it was an accident that affected his whole family.
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Patient StoriesIJuly 04 2024
Rakaia Gorge Rescue
I screamed a couple of times & thankfully people who were also walking the track, came back to help.
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