Primary – winch rescue (Land)
Time: 08:50
Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter was tasked to a truck accident on a private road approximately 5 kilometres south-west of Kyogle, where a truck had overturned and rolled while trying to negotiate a steep dirt road.
Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter winched intensive care paramedics Andrew Osborne and Glen Eady down to assist the trapped truck driver, managing to stabilize the patient while police and SES crews worked to free him from the wreckage. The middle-aged driver remained trapped for approximately 45 minutes before being winched over 100ft, in difficult conditions, by Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter. The man was then flown to Lismore by Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter, where he is being treated for suspected spinal injuries at Lismore Base Hospital.
Pilot: Lynton Beggs
Rescue Crew: Steve von Bratt
Patient care: NSW Ambulance Intensive Care Paramedics Glen Eady and Andrew Osborne.