Here is a brief overview of the missions the Taranaki Rescue Helicopter has engaged in over March.
Date | Time | Location | Details |
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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. |