The train approaches the excercise location near the Parera rail tunnel.
A cliff "rescue" occurs with Johnny Gilbert and "patient" Dave Bullot (up cliff) with Juliette Pearson, Lara Wilcocks of the Red Cross response team, and "crash victim" Gail Benn looking on.
As the train approaches, a cliff "rescue" is underway, with Johnny Gilbert and "patient" Dave Bullot (up cliff) and Aaron Turner, Jill Hetherington and Senior Costable Niall Shepherd of the Red Cross response team.
Oamaru SAR personnel on the train, from left Allan Lemm, Tony Wood, Tuhi Mueller
St John Ambulance Officer Selwyn Cardno (left) at the scene in the tunnel.
The last "patient" is extracted from the train in Parera Tunnel.
"Patient" Nathan Bloxham is stretchered out by Fire Service Station Officers Peter Andrews and Paul Falcolner, both of Mosgiel.
A genuine victim is airlifted out after suffering hypothermia during the exercise.
Sergeant Brian Benn talks to the rescue workers at the end of the exercise.
Inspector Alistair Dickie debriefs the rescue workers in the Helecopters Otago hangar.
Some of the younger rescue workers participating were Red Cross Emergency Response Team crew from left Hannah Harland (16), Hazel Urquhart (15) and Mat Darling (17)
Search and Rescue services practised a train crash scenario in the Taeri Gorge on Saturday. Photos by Jane Dawber; prints available from otagoimages.co.nz.