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
A mother of five is crushed in her car after smashing into a tree just moments from home. A 70-year-old man, with a history of heart failure, is trapped under his kayak at sea and a 2-year-old falls off her mini quad bike at night.
Episode 2
Two fishermen survive a night at sea by clinging onto an Esky - a birthday present from one of their wives; the rescues make headlines. A motorbike rider loses his wedding ring finger and a needle-phobic teenager shares her life-changing secret.
Episode 3
Four people need to be rescued after a massive car smash – but then comes the bombshell: someone was on drugs and running from the police. A sick crewman is rescued at sea and a teenage boy is winched to safety after injuring his knee.
Episode 4
A bushwalker in trouble needs the crew to perform their highest winch ever. A jockey is thrown from his horse but that's just the start of things – the crew has to save a stabbing victim on their way to hospital. A family's holiday is turned upside down.
Episode 5
A ship's captain suffers a stroke at sea and is barely conscious – it's a time-critical rescue. Three generations of one family are injured when a car rolls in the forest. And a speedway racer slams feet first into a guard rail – will he walk again?
Episode 6
A motorbike rider is in critical condition after a collision with a truck, it turns out a family tragedy. A mission cuts close to home as an aircrew helps to rescue his old football coach. Park Rangers swerve to miss a wallaby – where are the victims?
Episode 7
The crew is called to a holiday resort to three accidents on the same beach, on the same day. A motorbike rider is injured after crashing in remote bushland and the crew must respond to a puzzling beacon alert - but first they've got to find it.
Episode 8
A motorbike rider slides off a cliff and lies stuck in a ravine. A family day waterskiing goes horribly wrong when a newlywed crashes and a little boy's life is on the line. He was running to his mum when he was hit head-on by a van.
