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WOMAN WINCHED FROM CRUISE SHIP NORTH EAST OF NEWCASTLE

A woman suffering a serious medical condition has been winched from a cruise ship off the New South Wales coast.

The Westpac Rescue Helicopter rendezvoused with the vessel just after 2 o’clock on Sunday afternoon, around 60 nautical miles north east of Newcastle.

A Critical Care Medical Team was lowered onto the English liner, and assisted to treat the woman.

She was flown to Newcastle’s John Hunter Hospital in a stable condition.

Photo: Westpac Rescue Helicopter
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