Marlborough Missions for Westpac Rescue Helicopter

Two Marlborough Missions for Westpac Rescue Helicopter + two Life Flight Air Ambulance missions

The Wellington based Westpac Rescue Helicopter responded to two emergency missions in Marlborough today (Sunday) whilst the Life Flight Air Ambulances were also busy transporting critically ill patients around the country.

Just after 12 noon the helicopter, with a specialist ICU flight nurse and doctor from Wellington Hospital, was called to transport an injured patient from Wairau ICU to Hutt Hospital Plastics.

The team transported a seriously burned 20 year old Blenheim man to Hutt Hospital.

He had serious burns over his legs, arms and buttocks after he reportedly threw petrol onto a bonfire last night.

No other information is available on when, where or how the original incident took place.

Shortly after returning to Wellington, at about the Westpac Rescue Helicopter was called to a trail bike accident in the hills about 10km south of Blenheim.

The helicopter, with a Wellington Free Ambulance paramedic aboard, responded to the scene just after 3pm.

Upon arrival the team found a 47 year old Blenheim man who was trail bike riding and was thrown over the front of the bike after hitting a rock at high speed. The man was seriously injured and was transported to hospital with spinal and chest injuries. He has been admitted to Wellington Hospital ICU.

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