An elderly man was airlifted by rescue helicopter to a nearby hospital last night.
A rescue helicopter was dispatched to Whangamata about 9.30pm, where a 76-year-old man was suffering from a serious medical condition that required hospital treatment, a spokesman for the Tauranga based Trustpower TECT Rescue helicopter said.
He said the man was treated by St John paramedics at the scene, before being flown to Waikato hospital.