The Trustpower TECT Rescue Helicopter was dispatched this morning to a walking track near the Aongatete Lodge.
On the track a 62-year-old Tauranga man had been checking track and river conditions prior to the start of the annual Kaimai Goat event.
The man suffered a serious medical event about 20 minutes' walk from the lodge.
As his condition was deemed to be very serious the rescue helicopter was tasked to fly to the scene.
The chopper brought its Port of Tauranga rescue winch along in order to pluck the seriously ill man from the bush and fly him to Tauranga hospital for treatment.
4 comments
THIS IS AWESOME
Posted on 19-03-2016 12:30 | By The author of this comment has been removed.
Congratulations RESCUE HELICOPTER,you people brave all weathers to help those in need, WELL DONE IM PROUD OF YOU,WE did not have these services back in the day when i was stomped on by a wild bull trying to get it up a loading ramp on to our old CHEVY BLITZ 4X4, i was sore for along time,but i swallowed my hard pill and back again in 3 weeks sore but alright,above was to use these wild cattle to pay for our fertilizer for farm in taranaki,my brother in law (old now)can still remember that day 52 years ago,we were HARDY then NO ACC either just get up ya sook and keep going,Teddy Bear signing off now 10-4 and goodbye Thankyou SunLive for all the BEST News in the Bay
@old trucker...
Posted on 19-03-2016 19:04 | By Jimmy Ehu
What a man!!!, now you have nothing more to do, than post inane dribble from your recliner, at least you have got one of your nurses in the rest home to show you how to take off the caps lock, regale your residents in the lounge with your " tough guy" stories, or have they sent you to your room without your pudding, and now we are inundated with your inane rambling, how the hell do you know what status the patient was in.
Hi Jimmy Ehu
Posted on 20-03-2016 06:16 | By The author of this comment has been removed.
im your brother Jack Norhe,i still run thirty miles a week drink a pallet of beer a week, go to the gym, dance ballet ,do line dancing 3 times a week, rockin roll, square dancing,do 3 trips to whakatane return a day,still love the neighbours wife twice a week,race at speedway,motorbiking weekends,travel and ride rodeos, bulldogging,mow 20 lawns a week,love the nurses when they wash me and wash and curl my one piece of hair,im living the dream,and this is only when i get out of bed,10-4 Jimmy keep the shiny side up,thanks sunlive
Old trucker....
Posted on 20-03-2016 12:05 | By Jimmy Ehu
my brother or the " energiser bunny" you are not, we all have been through many adversities in life, this site is a news medium, not a direct line to "Dr Phill", so make your point and stick with the programme, and well done with the caps lock thing, hopefully the new medication is helping, cheers and humour is good for you.
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