A Beachlands man who hit his head after falling 3m from a ladder was unresponsive for eight minutes as a rescue helicopter crew scrambled to his location.
An Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter was deployed to Beachlands at 11am on Thursday to assist a man in his 50s who had fallen 3m off a ladder, landed on his back, hit his head and suffered a head injury.
"He was non-responsive for approximately eight minutes," a spokesman said.
"An RSI, rapid sequence intubation, was needed to be performed to assist his breathing."
