15 August 2013

Snowy Hydro SouthCare helicopter hard at work

| johnboy
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Snowy Hydro SouthCare are letting you know what their helicopter has been up to in the last financial year:

The Snowy Hydro SouthCare Rescue Helicopter has experienced another increase in missions in the past year, recording 498 aero-medical retrievals and 65 road retrievals.

In the past two years helicopter missions in the ACT and Southern NSW have soared by 25%, with 498 completed last year and 372 missions performed in 2011 – an increase of 126 missions.

In 2013 the most frequent destination for the helicopter was the NSW South Coast, from Ulladulla to Eden 191 missions were performed. The helicopter also completed 106 call outs to its Northern Region, including Goulburn, Yass and Young.

Well done team!

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