Busy day for Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter

The Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to a remote farm West of Piopio, in the King Country, at approximately 11 am this morning to retrieve a 39 year old local man suffering from chest pain. He was treated by St John Paramedics before being flown by the Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter to Waikato Hospital.

The Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter was again dispatched around 1 pm to a road accident on SH1, just south of Kinleith. The 57 year old Auckland male driver of a ute, was trapped for some time before being cut free by the NZ Fire Service.

Pilot, Dan Harcourt said, ’the patient was treated at the scene by St John Paramedics before we transported him to Waikato Hospital’.

In both instances the helicopter was used due to the time critical nature of the incidents.

Philips Search and Rescue Trust is a charitable organisation, operating rescue helicopters throughout the Central North Island. Philips Search and Rescue Trust relies on support from principal sponsors and community donations. Special thanks to Waikato King Country's principal sponsor, Westpac. This crucial financial support ensures our rescue helicopters can continue to bring life-saving equipment, rescue personnel and trauma-trained medics directly to the patient. For further information about PSRT visit our website http://rescue.org.nz.

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