Going Hard at the Finish
Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust's first annual 'Rescue Run' held on 19th November 2016 at Woodhill Forest 40km NW of Auckland.
This 15km course through the forest included navigation, the earthquake zone & this mudslide area, plus a couple of other tests. Then it was out of the forest to a multiple vehicle pile up incident & one final challenge on arrival at the finish at Parakai Springs, near Helensville.
Teams of six paid a $2,500 entry fee and had to have a mininum $5,000 of sponsorship to take part.
The challenge & incident sites were run by various emergency services including Fire, St John's Ambulance, Civil Defence, and the mudslide by Land Search & Rescue personnel.
Going Hard at the Finish
Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust's first annual 'Rescue Run' held on 19th November 2016 at Woodhill Forest 40km NW of Auckland.
This 15km course through the forest included navigation, the earthquake zone & this mudslide area, plus a couple of other tests. Then it was out of the forest to a multiple vehicle pile up incident & one final challenge on arrival at the finish at Parakai Springs, near Helensville.
Teams of six paid a $2,500 entry fee and had to have a mininum $5,000 of sponsorship to take part.
The challenge & incident sites were run by various emergency services including Fire, St John's Ambulance, Civil Defence, and the mudslide by Land Search & Rescue personnel.