A mountain biker in her 50s was flown to hospital suffering injuries after falling from her bike in the central North Island today.
The Taupo-based Greenlea Rescue helicopter was sent to the Pureora Forest, between Lake Taupo and Te Kuiti, this afternoon, by the Rescue Coordination Centre NZ after a personal locator beacon was activated.
A man who was hunting with his son, used his beacon to raise the alarm when the woman, who was travelling in a group, fell, a rescue helicopter spokesman said.
The group was found near the end of the timber trail.
Due to the terrain a LandSAR member and a medic were hover loaded from the helicopter in the only possible location near the injured woman, the spokesman said.
