Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service, Barrington Tops Search & Winch

Newcastles Westpac Rescue Helicopter search the Barrington Tops for a injured bushwalker. This mission has its difficulties with a lack of communication. The crew of Westpac 1 locate the injured walker and winch him aboard the aircraft. http://www.rescuehelicopter.com.au/Ab... "The Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service currently undertakes more than 1400 missions each year across the Hunter, New England -- North West, Central Coast and Mid North Coast regions. This area covers approximately 132,000 square kilometers and includes a population of 1.2 million people. On the back of continued community support, no-one has ever paid to be airlifted from an emergency."