Central Coast VRA Rescue Squad was called in on Saturday, February 17, to assist Ambulance paramedics access a mountain bike rider who was injured after colliding with a tree.
Crews could only drive so far into Ourimbah State Forest via Red Hill Rd, Wyong Creek, and then along a fire trail before having to continue on foot to reach the injured rider.
Paramedics stabilised the condition of the rider before transporting them to a waiting 4WD ambulance.
Rescue Squad members were assisted to secure a landing zone for the Careflight helicopter which flew in a specialist medical crew.
The chopper landed on Yarramalong Rd near Red Hill Rd to collect the rider for transportation to Royal North Shore Hospital.