A tramper suffering an allergic reaction was flown out of the
Orongorongos, east of Wellington, overnight by Westpac rescue
helicopter crew using night vision goggles.
The emergency call was made at 12.30am after a 28-year-old
Wellington woman staying in a hut was thought to be having an
allergic reaction to something she had eaten.
With the aid of the night vision goggles, the helicopter crew
was able to find a member of the tramping party who had made
their way down to the river with a torch.
The helicopter landed on the river bank and treated the woman
in the nearby hut before flying her to Wellington Hospital.
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