Fishing crewman winched from boat after 'major' medical eventWESTPAC RESCUE HELICOPTER A patient is winched from a fishing boat off Wellington into the Westpac rescue helicopter. Fishing on a boat near Wellington ended in a major medical event for one young man. But thanks to swift action from Life Flight's Westpac rescue helicopter crew, he is now in a stable condition at Wellington Hospital. Earlier on Thursday, it was determined the man required urgent care after a call from a fishing boat. SUPPLIED A Wellington Free intensive care paramedic was winched down to a boat to stabilise a man before both were winched back into the helicopter by the Life Flight team.

Source: Stuff September 14, 2017 06:53 UTC