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
Dave, a surf skier, is attacked by a Great White shark. After four days at sea, Margo needs hospital care. The rescue crew needs to winch her from a rubber lifeboat. Geoff is a farmer and his horse has spooked and crushed him - he can't stop swearing.
Episode 2
A car crash at a country intersection is critical with four people trapped, it turns out someone was running from the police. Bushwalker Andrew is snowed inside a tiny hiker's hut on Cradle Mountain. Young Blake is knocked unconscious.
Episode 3
A prisoner escapes from jail, the man is armed and the crew assist with the manhunt. It's a breathtaking winch for the seasoned hiker trapped on top of a mountain. He's been trapped for 48 hours and needs to get to the emergency department.
Episode 4
Robert trained for 6 months for a remote bush walk, 3 hours in Robert's health takes a turn. A 60 year-old's bobcat malfunctions and releases a 150-kilo metal bucket onto his head. Motorbike rider Richard slams into a guardrail on a deadly hairpin bend.
Episode 5
A young man flipped his quad bike and can't move his neck. The crew are called to a house because a DIY homebuilder has fallen through the roof. A dog takes a detour down a steep ocean cliff with a rising-tide and no way out.
Episode 6
De Anna and her husband are celebrating their wedding anniversary when she falls ill a long way out to sea. Bike rider Chris collides with another rider. A retired soldier is out with his friends when he slips and suffers a nasty bang on his head.
