This afternoon the Tauranga
based Trustpower TECT Rescue Helicopter was dispatched
Motiti Is, just off the Tauranga coast, where a 17 year old
Whakatane man had tripped and fallen through a window
receiving deep lacerations to his right wrist. He was tended
too by the onboard St John paramedic before being flown to
Tauranga hospital for treatment.
Philips Search and
Rescue Trust (PSRT) 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 sponsor’s, 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
rescue.org.nz
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