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Life Flight transports an injured man from Porirua

Life Flight transports an injured man from Porirua


At 1:00pm this afternoon the Life Flight team responded to Porirua to man in his 60’s who had fallen off a ladder and had sustained serious injuries.

Life Flight responded with a Wellington Free Ambulance Paramedic onboard the Westpac Rescue Helicopter.

After landing near the scene the man was transported to the Helicopter by a Wellington Free Ambulance and then flown to Wellington Hospitals Emergency department for further treatment.

The Life Flight Trust is a charity providing air rescue and air ambulance services. It operates the Wellington based Westpac Rescue Helicopter and a national air ambulance service. It relies on support from the public and sponsorship from partners such as Westpac to provide these services. Further information can be obtained from www.lifeflight.org.nz


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