March missions - Taranaki Rescue Helicopter Trust

Here is a brief overview of the missions the Taranaki Rescue Helicopter has engaged in over March.

Date	Time	Location	Details
1 March	17:34	Hawera	Male fallen from roof onto ground, possible fractured femur. Airlift to Taranaki Base Hospital.
2 March	19:08	Devonport Naval Base	Male diver transported to hypabaric unit for decompression illness.
6 March	16:39	Wellington	Transport male who was involved in a vehicle collison to Wellington Hospital for urgent surgery.
8 March	14:07	Kinloch	Winch a female from track after a mountain bike accident, airlifted to Waikato Hospital.
11 March	10:40	Taharoa	Male fallen from truck, airlift to Waikato Hospital.
16 March	15:36	Mt Taranaki	Stretcher winch male from top of lizard after fall. Head injuries sustained. Read Taranaki Daily News article.
16 March	16:55	Hawera	Transfer male who was unconcious from trauma to the head from Hawera to Taranaki Base Hospital.
17 March	12:09	Awakino Gorge	Car off bank at northern end of Awakino gorge. 1 women airlifted to Taranaki Base Hospital.
19 March	8:54	Awakino Gorge	Motorcycle/ 4WD accident, patient airlifted directly to Waikato Hospital.
19 March	17:02	Takirima	Motorcyclist accident.
24 March	13:37	Waiouru	Two patients involved in separate trail bike accidents.
26 March	8:41	Aotuhia Station	Airlift shearer with injuries to left arm to Taranaki Base.
27 March	16:14	Okato	Winch extraction of person from log above ravine. Read the Taranaki Daily News article.
28 March	17:41	Mt Taranaki	Responded to Mt Taranaki to winch off a woman, suffering an ankle injury.
29 March	11:15	Pukengahu	Airlift a trial bike rider who had hit a bank at high speed.
29 March	23:41	Kiore	Pick up 5 year old boy who suffered a head injury.
30 March	13:00	Mt Taranaki	Winch a woman who had slipped and injured her leg in a riverbed.
30 March	22:13	Mt Taranaki	Search for missing tramper on west side of Mt Taranaki, stood down due to bad weather.
31 March	8:02	Mt Taranaki	The search was continued for the missing tramper up the Stoney River on Mt Taranaki. He was found after 8.20am with no injuries.

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