At 9:40am on Tuesday, 13 December 2011 Ambulance Tasmania tasked the Westpac Police Rescue helicopter to evacuate a patient from Nubeena.

The helicopter was able to land near the local police station where the crew was met by the local road ambulance.

The 42 year old woman from Slopen Main was suffering from a serious medical condition and was flown to the Royal Hobart Hospital.

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