Rescue helicopter saves 16-year-old on Motiti Island

This afternoon the Trustpower TECT Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to Motiti Island where a 16 year old local man was injured.

The man had fallen from a deck and suffered a back injury as a result and was in significant pain.

He was flown to Tauranga Hospital for treatment.

The rescue helicopter was used as access to the island was timely and sometimes difficult.

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