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Subscriber only Minyon Falls claims another injury after a woman who hurt her lower leg had to be transported to hospital by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter. Emergency services and Westpac Rescue Helicopter attended the incident after reports a woman, 43, had rolled her ankle near the Minyon Falls Lookout, north of Repentance Creek around 12.30pm on Friday February 12, 2021. Due to the rough nature of the terrain, the woman was treated by a critical care team paramedic before being winched into the helicopter. She was then flown to Lismore Base Hospital where she is understood to be in a stable condition.
Kaiaua rescue: Dramatic moment as four plucked from water after boat sank on Waitangi weekend
11 Feb, 2021 01:12 AM
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NZ Police release details of sinking vessel rescue on the Firth of Thames. None of the four aboard the vessel had access to lifejackets. Video / NZ Police
NZ Police release details of sinking vessel rescue on the Firth of Thames. None of the four aboard the vessel had access to lifejackets. Video / NZ Police
NZ Herald
Police have released dramatic footage of a Waitangi weekend rescue operation of four people left clinging to a pillow when their boat sunk.
The gripping video posted on the police Facebook page begins with a desperate phone call on Saturday evening from a stricken boatie treading water in the Firth of Thames without a lifejacket.
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