Wellington Based Westpac Rescue Helicopter Transports a Patient with an Ankle injury from Marlborough Sounds
Thursday 25 February 2010, 11:24AM
By Westpac Rescue Helicopter
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The Wellington Based Westpac Rescue Helicopter transported a 47yr old male from Clova Bay in the Marlborough Sounds today at 8:30am 25 Feb 10.
The Helicopter responded with a Wellington Free Ambulance Helicopter Paramedic onboard.
The patient had been walk down a ramp at his house when he slipped and fell injuring his ankle.
The Helicopter was able to land in a paddock next to the house where the patient was.
The patient was then flown to Wellington Hospital Emergency Department where he is being assessed and treated for his injuries.
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