A man has suffered critical injuries and been flown to Tauranga Hospital after being struck by a tree.
The 34-year-old man had been struck by a tree he was cutting down in the small eastern Bay of Plenty settlement of Ruatoki yesterday.
Ambulance officers treated the man at the scene by the TECT Trustpower Rescue Helicopter.
Philips Search and Rescue Trust (PSRT) is a charitable organisation, operating rescue helicopters throughout the Central North Island. Philips Search and Rescue Trust relies on support from principal sponsors and community donations. Special thanks to Tauranga's principal sponsor's, Trustpower and TECT. This crucial financial support ensures our rescue helicopters can continue to bring life-saving equipment, rescue personnel and trauma-trained medics directly to the patient.