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Update on the Greenlea Helicopter

06 April: Called just on dark by police to help locate and rescue a woman reported missing on the Tongariro river having become separated from her friends while rafting / river boarding. Alarm raised by others in the group when she failed to complete the journey. She was found just on dark in the upper reaches of the river and flown to Turangi.

07 April: boy in his teens flown from Mt tongariro to rotorua hop with a leg injury

08 april: Man with fractured pelvis flown from Taupo to rotorua following a motorcycle crash

08 April: woman in late teens flown off Mt Ngauruhoe to taupo hospital after been hit by a rock while climbing the Mountain

09 April: woman in her seventies hoisted from the Waikato river rails and flown to rotorua hospital with a leg fracture following a mountain bike injury.

10 April; Woman taken to Taupo ED from the Oturere hut on the northern circuit in the Tongariro national park with a knee injury following a fall.

17 April: Man flown to Waikato Hospital in a critical condition after being found in his upturned vehicle.

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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