Tracey Chatterton.
Accidents happen - and they can happen anywhere, day or night.
You could be mountain-biking down Te Mata Peak, hit a rock and fly over the handle bars; tramping in the Kawekas and slip down a bank; or get into trouble while surfing at Mahia.
The Lowe Corporation Rescue Helicopter
responds to jobs like this all the time. A crew is on standby 24/7 to respond to such accidents in Hawke's Bay. Each year the crew completes more than 300 lifesaving missions.
The service is available to everyone, from the man who breaks a few bones on a high-country station to the pregnant woman having complications in Wairoa and needing further care at Hawke's Bay Hospital.
We are lucky that it is free of charge, as the helicopter costs $2.2 million each year to run.
