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Strangers did non-stop CPR for 25 minutes to save man's life

Paramedics were busy with another serious matter, but members of the public stepped up to help.

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19th Jan. 2021 3:01 PM

Skydiver flown to hospital after collision during free fall

Two people collided after jumping from 10,000 feet, before deploying their parachutes.

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15th Jan. 2021 11:01 AM

Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter in flight. Picture: Surf Life Saving Australia

Rescue chopper called after man falls 3m off roof

THE critical care medical team treated the patient, who was in his 40s, at the scene before taking him to hospital.

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16th Sept. 2020 6:09 AM

The Westpac chopper was called when a man fell off a roof at Federal.

Swimming pool accident sees man flown to hospital

A MAN in his 40s was rushed from Byron Bay to Brisbane after he dove into a swimming pool.

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03rd Sept. 2020 6:09 AM

A man has been flown to hospital after an accident in a swimming pool.

Woman ‘haunted’ by horrific crash that killed her husband

After the Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter saved her life, Kirsty Stephenson is asking people to help them in return.

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14th Aug. 2020 3:08 PM

A New Year's tragedy claimed the life of father Stephen Kemp (left) and left his wife, Kirsty (right) fighting for her life.

'TRAGIC': Police divers pull teen driver, car from river

RESCUE crews worked in dark and cold conditions at South Ballina last night after a car plunged into the Richmond River.

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08th July 2020 8:07 AM

Divers search the Richmond River at dusk for the driver of a car that plunged into the water this afternoon.

Surfer 'bashed against rocks', rescue crews called

THE rescue helicopter, surf life savers, police and paramedics have been called to a popular North Coast surfing spot this...

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25th May 2020 8:05 AM

A search is under way for a surfer at Boulder Beach, Skennars Head.

Rescue helicopter CEO breaks down the mission numbers

THE vital service has flown more than 10,000 missions since 1982, and 40 per cent were medical transfers and emergency...

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09th May 2020 12:05 PM

LIFE SAVERS: Of the 10,025 Westpac Helicopter missions conducted up until the end of March, 40 per cent were for medical transfers and emergency responses, followed by a smaller proportion of several hundred search and rescues.

Firey thanks those who saved his life after heart attack

After suffering a heart attack while conducting backburning at Jackadgery, firefighter John Kennedy has thanked the...

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24th Dec. 2019 10:12 AM

National Parks and Wildlife firefighter John Kennedy with Buddy, Kobi and Molly as he recovers at home after suffering a heart attack while fighting fires at Jackadgery on November 28 this year. Photo: Jarrard Potter.

'You kept me away from death': Teen thanks paramedic

AFTER a life-threatening cliff fall that left a local teenager with a chunk of his skull missing, he's come face to face...

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18th Oct. 2019 6:10 AM

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