Mountain Biker Rescued from Belmont Park Lower Hutt

At 11:30am this morning the Life Flight Trust responded to Belmont Regional Park in Lower Hutt to a 62yr old male from Alicetown. The Patient had been Mountain Biking with a group of friends when he fell from his bike while riding down a hill.

Life Flight responded with a Wellington Free Ambulance Paramedic on board the Westpac Rescue Helicopter

The Helicopter was able to land next to where the Patient was.

A Wellington Free Ambulance Paramedic was already at the scene after diving there in a 4 wheel drive vehicle.

After being treated by the Paramedics at the scene the patient was flown to Wellington Hospital Emergency Department where he is being treated for his injuries.

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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