Hawke's Bay Rescue Helicopter

Mission Log

24 hours a day, 365 days a year

Below you will find a summary of our recent missions. Our life-saving services are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and are completely free of charge to everyone in Hawke's Bay. For more information about our work please contact the Fundraising Team on 06 878 1630 or email mfm@hbhrt.org.nz 

 

Takapau

4 years ago - Thursday 1st April
• 0500 hours Tasked by Air Desk to respond to Takapau. Reports from the scene indicated the patient was deceased so the helicopter was stood down en route.

Transfer of Cardiac Patient to Wairoa

4 years ago - • 1400 hours At the request of Air Desk met a road ambulance at the helicopter base, to transfer a 78 y/o male with a cardiac condition directly to Wellington Hospital.

Wairoa

4 years ago - • 1650 hours At the request of HBDHB flew to Wairoa Hospital with an ICU Doctor and Flight Nurse to retrieve a male patient with a medical condition.

Beacon Activation Kuripapango

4 years ago - • 1445 hours Tasked by Rescue Coordination Centre to a beacon activation near the Ngararuro River at Kuripapango. A husband and wife who were fishing in the area activated the beacon after the women had fallen and injured her ankle. The husband and wife were flown to Hawke’s Bay Hospital for assessment at ED.

Taihape & Whanganui Hospital

4 years ago - • 1445 hours Tasked by Air Desk to Taihape to a teenage male who had fallen from a farm vehicle, he was assessed as having moderate injuries and was flown to Whanganui Hospital for follow up treatment.

Wairoa

4 years ago - • 0945 hours Tasked by Air Desk to Wairoa to meet a road ambulance with a 60 y/o male patient who had been involved in a road accident – the patient was flown to Hawke’s Bay Hospital.
• 1530 hours At the request of HBDHB flew to Wairoa Hospital with a Doctor and Flight Nurse to retrieve a teenage child with a medical condition.

Raupunga & Eskdale Mountain Bike Park

4 years ago - • 1230 hours Tasked by Air Desk to Ruapunga to a motorcyclist who had fallen from his motorbike near the bridge over the Mohaka River and sustained minor-moderate injuries – he was flown to Hawke’s Bay Hospital.
• 1930 hours Tasked by Air Desk to Eskdale Mountain Bike Park where a mountain biker had fallen from his bike and hit a tree at speed – the mountain biker sustained multiple serious injuries and required winch extraction from an inaccessible location before being flown to Hawke’s Bay Hospital.

MVA Waipawa

4 years ago - • 1445 hours Tasked by Air Desk to a 2 car head-on MVA near Waipawa, the Rescue Helicopter transported the driver of one of the vehicles who was in a critical condition to Hawke’s Bay Hospital, and a road ambulance transported the driver of the other vehicle who was in a serious condition.

PLB Activation Ruahine Ranges

4 years ago - • 1145 hours Tasked by Rescue Coordination Centre to Ruahine Ranges to rescue a hunter who was lost and one day overdue, and had activated his PLB. The hunter (and his dog) where located, he was checked by our Paramedic, and then flown back to his car.

Wairoa & Patoka

4 years ago - • 1745 hours At the request of DHB flew to Wairoa with an ICU Doctor and Flight Nurse to retrieve a female patient with a medical condition.
• 2045 hours Tasked by Air Desk to Patoka to a young child with a medical condition – the young patient was flown to Hawke’s Bay Hospital for follow up treatment.

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