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Update on the Greenlea Rescue Helicopter

A brief update from the Greenlea Rescue Helicopter.

While we haven’t fired and intelligence chiefs. There have been no missile launches, and nobody has received so much as a rose… let alone a ring. We have kept ourselves busy over the last few weeks in our own way, with a series of jobs.

07-05: Woman with serious breathing difficulties was transferred from an on mountain lodge to Taupo hospital in a night time dash

08-05: Woman transferred from residential Taupo to Waikato Hospital in a critical condition following a car crash.

09-05: Hospital transfer from Taupo to Rotorua

13:05: Early morning flight from Turangi to Waikato hospital for a youth suffering a Gun shot wound, which fortunately appears to have missed most of the important bits (with the exception of the youth himself of course)

13-05: Woman injured on the Fischer Track after falling from her bike. Alarm raised by her partner who had to leave her and travelled for approx 90min to raise the alarm. She was hover-loaded from a step hillside in winds gusting over 40kts and taken to Taupo hospital. Note the below wind scale from the Metservice. I can confirm that when twigs and large branches break… Thats when you will commonly see pigs actually fly!!!

14-05: Annual Alpine Rescue training Conducted at Mt Ruapehu with the RARO Ruapehu Alpine Rescue Team

14 - 05: Two woman rescued from the mid point of the 42 traverse after becoming lost among the myriad of tracks in the area. This was another night mission and required us to perform a low (approx 20 foot night) hoist as we were unable to land in the small clearings available. They were nearing hypothermia if not already there, in the freezing, but clear conditions.

16 - 05: Woman rescued from MT tongariro with an ankle injury and flown to Taupo Hospital

22 - 05: Man flown from the central plateau to rotorua hospital with a medical condition

22 - 05: Woman with medical condition flown from Taupo to Waikato hospital

22 -05: On the return flight from Hamilton - diverted to a baby in Turangi whom was flown with his mother to Rotorua Hospital.

23-05: No flights yet, but off of a coffee and a biscuit because its lunch time.

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 Taupo’s principal sponsor, Greenlea. 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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