Patient evacuated from Mt Cheeseman with moderate injuries

Landscape of the gravel road leading up the Mt Cheeseman Ski Field. Photo / Getty Images

One person has been taken to Christchurch Hospital by helicopter after an incident at Mt Cheeseman in Canterbury today where a helicopter and seven fire engines scrambled to the ski area.

A spokesperson for Hato Hone St John told the Herald that they responded to an incident after 11am.

An ambulance, a rapid response unit, a first response unit and a helicopter attended.

One patient with moderate injuries was transported to Christchurch Hospital via helicopter.

A spokesperson for Fire and Emergency New Zealand said it responded to assist St John, initially dispatching seven trucks.

A spokesman for Mt Cheeseman Lodge said one person was injured on a brazier but there was no building fire.

He said a poor connection meant there was a “misinterpretation about the nature of the incident, hence all the fire trucks”.