Kōrero: Search and rescue

Winch practice

A flying helicopter, with a man standing on its landing gear, and another balanced on a stretcher hanging below.

A helicopter crew practise winching on Motukorea (Brown’s Island) in the Hauraki Gulf. Helicopters have revolutionised both land and marine search and rescue – people in otherwise inaccessible places can be rescued swiftly.

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Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust
Photograph by Neville Dawson

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Nancy Swarbrick and Dan Clearwater, 'Search and rescue - Rescue equipment and techniques', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/13219/winch-practice (accessed 29 March 2024)

He kōrero nā Nancy Swarbrick and Dan Clearwater, i tāngia i te 24 Sep 2007, reviewed & revised 27 Jul 2023 me te āwhina o Dan Clearwater