Three injured East Coast patients airlifted

A109 Light Utility Helicopter flight with mayor Gisborne City from the air in November 2023.

THREE people ended up in Gisborne Hospital on Friday and over the weekend with injuries as a result of falls from vehicles and a horse. All were airlifted by the ECT rescue helicopter.

The chopper flew to Te Puia Springs Hospital at 10.30pm on Friday to collect a 16-year-old who had fallen from a horse earlier in the day.

“He was flown to Gisborne Hospital with suspected fractures to various bones,” a chopper spokeswoman said.

The aircraft flew to Tolaga Bay at 2pm that same day to attend to a 17-month-old child who had fallen from the back of a stationary vehicle.

“The child was attended to by a St John intensive care paramedic before being flown to Gisborne Hospital for treatment.”

At 6pm on Sunday a 51-year-old woman was picked up from Te Puia Springs Hospital after ?she crashed her motorcycle.

“She was rounding a bend when she hit a sheep on the road,” the spokeswoman said.

“She had a suspected fracture to her arm and was flown to Gisborne Hospital in a stable condition.”