Hunter spent 11 hours waiting for help after quad bike rolls

The Wellington based Westpac Rescue Helicopter transported an injured
hunter from the Wairarapa last night after his four wheel bike rolled
earlier in the day.

The 53 year old Carterton man was returning from a pig hunt when his
four wheel bike rolled over on a track about three kilometres from the
nearest house in Ruakokoputuna, south of Martinborough.

"The dead pig was tied to the front of the bike and it appears the bike
became unbalanced and rolled over on an uneven part of the track" says
Life Flight crewman Dave Greenberg. "The man said he believes the
accident occurred around 10am and that he was initially trapped under
the bike but was able to crawl out from under it on his own".

The man was too badly injured to get himself to help and was found by a
local farmer around 9pm.

The Westpac Rescue Helicopter, with two Wellington Free Ambulance
paramedics onboard, responded to the accident about 9:45pm. On our
arrival a local Martinborough ambulance crew had just arrived on scene
and were treating the man who was slightly dehydrated and suffering from
what appears to be a severely broken leg.

The man was transported to the Wellington Hospital Emergency Department
where he is being assessed and treated.

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