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Life Flight Trust transports a Patient from Wairarapa
Life Flight Trust transports a Patient from near Flat Point in the Wairarapa
At 4:15pm this Afternoon the Life Flight Trust responded to Te Wharau Rd in the Wairarapa to a 62yr old male who was involved in Motorcycle accident.
Life Flight responded with a Wellington Free Paramedic on board the Westpac Rescue Helicopter.
The Helicopter was able to land next to the crash site. The Patient had been riding his Motorcycle over to Flatpoint when he hit another vehicle coming the other way. He suffered lacerations to his legs.
The patient was flown to Masterton Hospital Emergency Department where he is being treated for his injuries.
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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