Injured woman rescued from waterfall - Whakatane - Bay of
Plenty
A 41 year old woman has been taken to hospital with
serious injuries after falling from the top of a waterfall
at Whakatane.
Police were called at about midday by a
concerned member of the public who had seen the woman in a
precarious position on a cliff at the Wairaka falls on the
Waiwere stream in Whakatane.
The woman was acting in an
irrational manner and her behaviour gave serious concerns
for her safety.
As police and rescue volunteers attempted
to reach the woman she fell about 15 metres into a pool
halfway down the falls.
Rescuers had to abseil down the
cliff to reach the woman, and her behaviour made it
difficult to retrieve her safely.
She was finally lowered
in a rescue basket to the foot of the falls and treated by
paramedics at about 3pm. The woman, who is known to police
and has mental health issu es, was taken to hospital by
ambulance.
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