New Zealand (stuff.co.nz) - The sound of the Taranaki Rescue Helicopter getting closer and closer can be heard. Within minutes, expert medical treatment is administered and the patient is whisked away to hospital in the helicopter. Another life is saved, thanks to the Taranaki Rescue Helicopter Trust.

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Jackson, Tenn. (wbbjtv.com) - The Tennessee Highway Patrol has an extra set of eyes on the streets and highways of West Tennessee and they are in the sky.

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Jacksonville, Fla. (news4jax.com) - Shands Jacksonville Medical Center's trauma center service is getting better. The hospital recently struck a deal with a new flight company that will give it a new helicopter to help save lives.

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New South Wales, Ausralia (The Daily Examiner) - A medical rescue mission at sea saw a man airlifted from a cruise ship liner in waters north of Coffs Harbour by a Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter.

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Alberta, Canada (canmoreleader.com) - A paraglider had to be airlifted off the Lady MacDonald Mountain near Canmore after crashing Feb. 14.

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North Shore City, New Zealand (3news.co.nz) - A 23-year-old Auckland woman has been rescued after spending the night in the sea off Takapuna Beach.

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Flagstaff, Ariz. (azdailysun.com) - Flagstaff Medical Center's air arm is stepping in to help with search and rescue missions in northern Arizona at a time when the state Department of Public Safety's Flagstaff-based helicopter is grounded much of the time due to budget constraints.

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Queensland, Australia (Sunshine Coast Daily) - Maryborough flood victim Aimee Turner has described Sunshine Coast AGL helicopter rescue crewman Rick Harvey as a hero after he winched her and her six-month-old baby Benji to safety from the roof of their home.

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Queensland, Australia (Sunshine Coast Daily) - Bundaberg's helicopter rescue service flew more than 80 hours to save more than 100 people during the flood crisis. The AGL Action Rescue Helicopter Service, which relies on community donations to keep in the air, joined 18 rescue helicopters which swarmed over the flood stricken streets of North Bundaberg, winching hundreds to safety.

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Huntingdonshire, England (huntspost.co.uk) - A doctor has come up with an unusual way to assist the emergency services — by offering up his back garden for use by helicopters. Dr Chris Hertzog, from Ramsey, has recently upgraded the helipad at the rear of his Manor House home.

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