Two Men Rescued During Tararua Mountain Race

The Wellington based Westpac Rescue Helicopter was called to rescue two men from the Tararua's this afternoon.

The 30 year old Wellington man and 47 year old Palmerston North man were both suffering from dehydration.

The helicopter, with a Wellington Free Ambulance Paramedic onboard first picked up the 30 year old from the told of Mt Hector and then the 47 year old from Atkinson Hill, about a kilometre from the first man.

"The organisers did a great job of caring for the men and setting up landing areas for the helicopter" says Dave Greenberg, Westpac Rescue Helicopter Crewman. "Both men were pretty shattered after running up the mountain and their condition meant it was best not to try and walk them down".

The men were both transported to the Wellington Hospital Emergency Department and are both expected to be discharged from hospital later today.

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