Thread: Hunter shot in Kaimanawa ranges

Had a phone call from the eldest son earlier to tell me it is my nephew,still hanging in there,in a coma,lost spleen a kidney,perforated bowel.more surgery tonight.

Originally Posted by madjon_

Had a phone call from the eldest son earlier to tell me it is my nephew,still hanging in there,in a coma,lost spleen a kidney,perforated bowel.more surgery tonight.

Best of luck mate

Hi Madjon...how is the nephew getting on...I think there would be many of the guys on the forum keen to know he's recovering well...give him the best wishes from us all..

Sickening. Hope he makes it.

Originally Posted by Woody

Sickening. Hope he makes it.

+1

Can anyone say where it was, what happened, how far away, what was he wearing, caliber and optics ? These things get sanitised by the time an official report comes out.

Hats off to the first aid he recieved, Was it any special antibleeding stuff used ?

Score one each for heroic on site care, locator beacons and rescue helicopters.

Originally Posted by Bagheera

Can anyone say where it was, what happened, how far away, what was he wearing, caliber and optics ? These things get sanitised by the time an official report comes out.

Hats off to the first aid he recieved, Was it any special antibleeding stuff used ?

Score one each for heroic on site care, locator beacons and rescue helicopters.

heard it was about a mile in behind the oamaru ...... plb was used and the chopper was there pretty damn quick ...picked him up and set down in a river bed so emergency first aid could be given to stabilise him before heading off to waikato......

sorry ... taupo hospital not waikato ....... skills knowledge and good judgment from the crew

Yep, the haemostatic agents are hard to use on intra abdominal wounds. I'm picking he would have been getting sicker by the minute. A masterstroke here was the waikato crew meeting them in taupo with a stack of o neg blood. This would have been vital to carry oxygen to his heart muscle and brain. Hope he recovers well.
Emergency services need better funding to keep doing this.

Originally Posted by stevodog

Yep, the haemostatic agents are hard to use on intra abdominal wounds. I'm picking he would have been getting sicker by the minute. A masterstroke here was the waikato crew meeting them in taupo with a stack of o neg blood. This would have been vital to carry oxygen to his heart muscle and brain. Hope he recovers well.
Emergency services need better funding to keep doing this.

Amen! And let's also write to our local MPs about this.

Zane hopefully will survive and display his PLB on the mantelpiece for many years to come.

No excuse not to carry one as they have become a bit smaller and lighter over the years...







I think that makes the point.

One lucky guy ! Speedy recovery Zane, and keep giving those nurses the finger ay

Oh man oh man. Prognosis sounds positive all things considered. I feel for his mate too.

speedy recovery, one lucky/unlucky bugger.

Yes speedy recovery.
Thank god help arrived in time and that they were able to call in the help. From the posts above that's what saved his bacon.

Haven't heard any updates on on our colleague's situation....we're all thinking of the family and hope he is repairing well....I am also thinking of the poor bugga that had a brainfart .....we hope you can come to terms with your mistake...us old buggas remember how we got buck fever too and didn't always think properly....