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Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter Missions

Browse the log below of missions that the Westpac Rescue Helicopter fly on a regular basis. Click on the headline to read more.

Search and Rescue Mission

Monday, March 15th, 2010

On January 21, 2010, Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter was tasked to join the search for a 70 year old man missing in the Brunswick Heads area. The man, who suffered from dementia, had been missing for two days.

Primary Mission

Monday, March 15th, 2010

On January 20, 2010, Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter was tasked to attend a waterskiing incident to airlift a patient who had sustained a major arm injury after becoming tangled in a ski rope.

Primary Mission

Monday, March 15th, 2010

On January 18, 2010, Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter was tasked to attend an incident involving a person who had been speared with the barb of a stingray at Corindi, just north of Coffs Harbour.

Primary Mission

Monday, March 15th, 2010

On January 18, 2010, Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter was tasked to attend a Funnel-web Spider bite at Ulong, N/NW of Coffs Harbour.

Primary Mission

Monday, March 15th, 2010

On January 15, 2010, Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter was tasked to attend a motor-vehicle accident (MVA) on Iluka Road, Iluka, where a vehicle collided with a tree.

 

Primary Mission

Monday, March 15th, 2010

On January 14, 2010, Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter was been tasked to attend an accident on a building site at Townsend, outside of Maclean where a workman suffered a suspected broken leg as a result of the accident.

Primary Mission

Monday, March 15th, 2010

On January 13, 2010, Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter was tasked to attend an accident involving an overturned recreational fishing boat at Chinaman’s Beach in Evans Head.

Primary Mission

Monday, March 15th, 2010

On January 7, 2010, Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter was tasked to attend a serious motor-vehicle accident on the Summerland Way, about 10 kilometres outside of Woodenbong.

Primary Mission

Monday, March 15th, 2010

On January 7, 2010, Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter was tasked to attend a patient injured on a farm about 10 kilometres outside of Woodenbong where a person had been seriously injured by a cow.

Search and Rescue Mission

Monday, March 15th, 2010

Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter was tasked to attend an area west of Nambucca Heads where a 4WD had been bogged for several days.