Whakatane Retrievals
The Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to Whakatane Hospital at 8am and 8pm today. The first mission was
for a 51yr old Gisborne woman with a suspected spinal injury as a result of a car crash. The second flight was for a
20yr old Kawerau woman with facial injuries after crashing off a motocross bike. Both woman were seriously injured and
transported under care of an ICU retrieval team back to Waikato Hospital.
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