Life Flight Rescues Woman From Tararua Ranges

At approximately 5pm this evening The Life Flight Trust responded to the Tararua Ranges to a Woman in her 40’s suffering from a medical complaint.

Life Flight responded in The Westpac Rescue Helicopter.
 
The patient was located between Jumbo Hut and Aitiwhakatu Hut  on the Raingauge Spur Track under a dense forest canopy.
Fortunately the party were very well prepared and had a  emergency locater beacon which they activated. The helicopter crew homed in on the signal and were able to locate the group almost immediately.
 
Due to the terrain landing was impossible so a suitable clearing was found nearby and the onboard Paramedic from Wellington Free Ambulance was winched through a gap in the tree tops and then hiked a short distance to the patient.
 
They were then both winched onboard the Helicopter and transported to Wellington Hospitals Emergency Department where she will be further assessed and treated.
 
The Life Flight Trust is a charity providing air rescue and air ambulance services. It operates the Wellington based Westpac Rescue Helicopter and a national air ambulance service. It relies on support from the public and sponsorship from partners such as Westpac to provide these services. Further information can be obtained from www.lifeflight.org.nz
 
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