Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter
Mission Summary - week ending 10 September 2006
Please find this week’s Mission Summary for the Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter attached.
To see a full list of the 2006 Helicopter Missions please go to http://www.rescuehelicopter.co.nz/NewsMissions.aspx
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WEEK ENDED 10 September 2006
DATE: MISSION SUMMARY FOR THE WESTPAC RESCUE HELICOPTER
4/9/06 The helicopter responded to Kawau Island and transported an elderly woman with a medical condition to Auckland
City Hospital.
4/9/06 New Zealand Police tasked the helicopter to Piha.
5/9/06 The helicopter was tasked to Whangarei by New Zealand Police.
7/9/06 A male with chest pain was transported from Great Barrier Island to Auckland City Hospital.
7/9/06 The helicopter responded to Waiheke Island and transported a male with a medical condition to Auckland City
Hospital.
8/9/06 A male with a medical condition was transported from Waiheke Island to Auckland City Hospital.
8/9/06 After falling from a dinghy while fishing at Omaha a male was transported to North Shore Hospital.
9/9/06 A male with a medical condition was transported from Waiheke Island to Auckland City Hospital.
9/9/06 The helicopter responded to Waiheke Island and transported a woman with a medical condition to Auckland City
Hospital.
9/9/06 Rescue Co-ordination Centre tasked the helicopter to a beacon search in Manukau Harbour. Westpac could not
respond due to low cloud and reduced visibility.
10/9/06 A male child with a medical condition was transported from Waiheke Island to Starship Hospital.
10/9/06 The helicopter responded to Helensville and transported a male with multiple injuries after car v car to
Auckland City Hospital.
ENDS