WELLINGTON FREE AMBULANCE RESCUE SQUAD
POLICE SAR - NEW ZEALAND FIRE SERVICE
WESTPAC RESCUE HELICOPTER
CLIFF RESCUE - RED ROCKS
30 JAN 2006
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WFA Rescue Squad and NZ Fire Service crews preparing equipment |
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WFA Rescue Squad, Police SAR and NZ Fire Service crews preparing |
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Porirua 317, 3110, Wellington 2114, Newtown 221, Brooklyn 251 |
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Porirua 317, WFA Rescue 1, Westpac 451 |
Police Negotiating Team |
Porirua 317, WFA Rescue 1 |
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Porirua 317, WFA Rescue 1, Westpac 451 |
Westpac 451 loading crews and equipment |
Westpac 451 |
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Westpac 451 loading crews and equipment |
Westpac 451 unloading crews and equipment on top of cliff |
Photo taken in 2003 showing rescue area |
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Person threatening suicide trapped up cliff. Person located by Police dog handler, whom subsequently became stuck on cliff also. WFA Rescue Squad, NZ Police Sar and NZ Fire Service Hi-angle rescue teams from Newtown and Porirua, and Westpac Rescue Helicopter used to rescue both. Helicopter was unable to winch persons off cliff, but was used to transport rescue crews and equipment to top of cliff. Rescue crews then abseiled down to free trapped persons. Complete job lasted approximately 7 hours |
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