On Monday, January 17, at around 4pm, the Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter responded to a beacon search in the Gisborne area.

A man had sustained rib and hip injuries following a logging accident. The onboard crew winched the patient from his location and he was flown to Waikato Hospital for further treatment in a stable condition.

“It was a pretty challenging rescue with the wind on top of the valley and the height we had to be to conduct the rescue safely” – Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter Crewman, Mo.

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