The TECT Rescue helicopter crew was kept busy on New Year's Day with three callouts within the space of a few hours.
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Mid-morning a 23-year-old man who suffered a spinal injury after diving into a swimming pool was flown from Whakatāne Hospital to Waikato Hospital in the TECT Rescue helicopter.
According to TECT Rescue Helicopter's website, the helicopter crew then headed to Patetonga where two cars had collided on State Highway 27 resulting in injuries to several people.
This included a 42-year-old American woman with serious injuries who was flown to Waikato Hospital.