Westpac Rescue Helicopter Rescues Injured Mountain biker in Marlborough Sounds
11/04/2009
The Welllington-based
Westpac Rescue Helicopter rescued an injured mountain biker in the Marlborough
Sounds this afternoon.
The helicopter, with two
Wellington Free Ambulance paramedics onboard, responded to the Queen Charolette
Track above Ruakaka Bay around 3 pm.
Upon arrival one of the
paramedics was winched down to the injured man.
The 38 year old Darfield
man was knocked unconcious for about three minutes when he fell from his bike.
Upon arrival of our paramedic he was concious and alert.
"The injured man is a
volunteer ambulance officer and was able to give his friends really clear
instructions on how to look after him once he regained conciousness" says Dave
Greenberg, Westpac Rescue Helicopter crewman. "His friends were able to give
our paramedic a really detailed report of what had happened and a medical
history".
The winching took place
next to a set of power cables directly over Ruakaka Bay in Queen Charolette
Sound.
The man has been
transported to Wairau Hospital in Blenheim for assessment.
When departing Wairau the
Westpac Rescue Helicopter was given permission to do a fly past of the crowds
viewing the airshow at Omaka Airfield.
"As the primary rescue
helicopter for the Marlborough area it was nice to have the opportunity to fly
past the airshow at Omaka" says Greenberg.
Photo of the rescue
and photos of the crowds at the airshow can be found by clicking the links
below.
Please credit any photos to
www.lifeflight.org.nz
Smaller pics to
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Suggested Caption: Wellington Free Ambulance Paramedic Iain Mackay attends to
injured mountain bike rider
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For more
information please contact:
Dave Greenberg
Westpac Rescue Helicopter
Life
Flight provides air rescue services to the Greater Wellington Region, Wairarapa, Kapiti and Marlborough via the Wellington-based Westpac Rescue Helicopter
and air ambulance services nationally via
the Life Flight Air Ambulance
service.
