Air Rescue
The Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service is the oldest civilian search and rescue helicopter service in Australia. Air Rescue offers the real-life narrative of what happens when humanity collides with the beautiful, but harsh Australian landscape.
Episode 1
Australia's notorious coastline lives up to its reputation as the crew responds to a shark attack victim. Meanwhile, a daring rock fisherman risks everything for the perfect catch and an elderly man is treated for severe chest pains– can they save him?
Episode 2
It's every parent's worst nightmare, a 9-month-old toddler has pulled a bucket of boiling water onto himself. The crew responds to an urgent SOS and its touch and go as a violent storm threatens a fly-in-fly-out evacuation on a remote rural property.
Episode 3
The rough Aussie surf strikes again as a teenage girl is dumped by a huge wave – spinal injury is their greatest fear. Meanwhile, an adventurous stroll along a cliff turns deadly for a German tourist. Dense bushland puts a road rescue in jeopardy.
Episode 4
A skydiver's parachute fails to open – will he survive? An adrenaline seeking ten year--old is tossed from his motorbike and lands awkwardly in the dirt. And as the flood waters rise an ugly bar room brawl claims a victim.
Episode 5
The Westpac rescue crew risks it all to board a troubled gas tanker at sea. A teenage motocross champion pushes her limits and the crew is called to a country property where a farmer has been kicked by a horse and may be hiding serious internal injuries.
Episode 6
A car of teenagers has rolled in a remote paddock. A fisherman mistakes chest pain for seasickness and a Romanian tourist is crushed when a branch weighing more than a ton crashes down on him.
