A man rescued after a quad bike rolled on top of him in a remote area of the Far North may have been trapped for more than 24 hours before a passing boatie raised the alarm.
The dramatic rescue took place on Wednesday at Oteko Point, a headland in Whangaroa Harbour with no road access.
A spokesman for the Northland Rescue Helicopter said the man had been trapped under the bike since the previous day, possibly since Tuesday morning.
A boatie spotted the crashed quad bike and called emergency services about 11am on Wednesday.
With medics unable to reach the man by land, a critical care paramedic was winched down by the Northland Rescue Helicopter.
Whangaroa Coastguard also responded, bringing a second paramedic to the crash scene by boat, along with extra manpower to lift the quad off the critically injured man.
