“A gloriously beautiful day,” is how Fay Selby-Law describes her climb up Tauhara Mountain. After drinking in ‘amazing views,’ Fay and her daughter, Mihi, took a literal drink in a little stream during descent. One slip on a steep gradient was all it took, and the gloriously beautiful day disintegrated in a split second.
read moreImagine yourself feeling uncharacteristically off-colour, wanting to see a doctor, but having to navigate social distance protocols and covid screening at the emergency centre. This was Phil Bowyer’s experience when he almost collapsed at home after a shower.
read moreA simple and enjoyable horse ride on a local beach with friends couldn’t possibly go wrong…could it?
Pam and her friends were enjoying riding their horses on Te Horo Beach, when a man walked over the sand dunes towards them wearing a large floppy hat. There was nothing noticeably unusual about that but Pam’s normally placid horse didn’t like the look of the gentleman’s summer accessory and became spooked.
read moreSaying “see you later,” to fellow gym goers, Gary Cassidy finished his workout, got into his car and headed, not for home, but for Whakatane Hospital. He knew something was wrong but no one else was any the wiser. On entering hospital, Gary grabbed his chest and collapsed on the floor of ED. “Apparently I was having what’s called the widow-maker heart attack,” he said. “and only 6% of those who suffer one in the community, survive.”
read moreOn Wednesday, April 14, the Palmerston North Rescue Helicopter attended to an 18-month-old boy suffering serious burns.
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