A journey over the rocks near Tuahine Point did not end well for one walker who suffered damage to their lower leg, and had to be uplifted by the Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter.

After being called out at 3pm on Sunday the team landed below the high-tide line, where the patient was treated before being flown in stable condition to Gisborne Hospital.

The mission was one of eight successfully completed by the team in the seven days from Monday, August 19.

Other missions for the week were:

– August 19, 11.10am – The Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter responded to a medical event at Ruatoria, flying the patient in stable condition to Gisborne Hospital.

– August 20, 11.25am – The team was dispatched to a medical event at Ruakituri, landing at the northern side of the Te Reinga Bridge from where the patient was flown in serious condition to Hawke’s Bay Fallen Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital.

– August 22, 4am – The Eastland Rescue Helicopter transferred a patient in serious condition from Gisborne to Dannevirke Aerodrome, from where the Wellington Westpac Rescue Helicopter completed the transfer to Wellington Hospital.

– August 22, 5.30pm – The team transferred a patient in serious condition from Gisborne to Waikato Hospital.

– August 22, 9pm – Upon their return from Waikato they hot refueled and headed straight to Tikitiki in response a medical event, flying their patient in a serious condition to Gisborne Hospital.

– August 24, 2am – The team was dispatched to a medical event at Tolaga Bay from where the patient was flown in stable condition to Gisborne Hospital.

– August 24, 11pm – Late that night the Eastland Rescue Helicopter was called to a trauma at Tolaga Bay from where the patient was flown in a critical condition to Gisborne Hospital.

CAPTION: A call-out to a medical event at Tolaga Bay was one of eight missions completed by the Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter in the seven days from August 19.