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A Coastguard Nelson crew trains at Port Nelson with the Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter crew using the rescue helicopter s winch.
The Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter service is 30 this year. Samantha Gee looks at its life-changing role over the past three decades. Tipped out of his kayak, with waves breaking over his head, Alan McDermott knew time was no longer on his side. He had been in the water for close to an hour after the weather changed unexpectedly on what had been an otherwise uneventful morning kayak in Golden Bay.
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Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter crew member Paul “Ernie” Bryant with the rescue helicopter s Breeze winch.