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Assault victim airlifted to hospital
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Assault victim airlifted to hospital
This morning around 0430 hrs the Tauranga based Trustpower TECT Rescue helicopter was dispatched to Opotiki where a 17 year old local girl had been knocked unconscious in an alleged assault. The girl was with a group of friends celebrating school graduation when a fight broke out in the towns main street. The girl was knocked unconscious and remained so for some time, the Trustpower TECT rescue helicopter was tasked to fly her to Tauranga hospital because of a potential serious head injury.
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 Tauranga’s
principal sponsors, Trustpower and TECT. 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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