Early this morning the TECT Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to Matakana Island for a medical event.
A young 7-year-old boy was suffering from a medical condition, he was assessed by our Intensive Care Paramedic and airlifted to Tauranga Hospital for further medical treatment.
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