Man and Woman Rescued in Lake Macquarie During Busy Weekend for Hunter's Westpac Rescue Helicopter

 BY ISABEL EVERETT

It's been a busy weekend for the Hunter's Westpac Rescue Helicopter. 

A 56-year-old woman had to be winched to safety after suffering spinal injuries when she came off her bike on a mountain bike track at Awaba at around 3.15 on Sunday afternoon. 

She was flown to the Royal North Shore Hospital for specialist treatment in a serious condition.

In a separate incident a 22-year-old man was flown to John Hunter hospital after his motorcycle collided with a vehicle at around 10.20 on Sunday morning on Booral Road at Girvan, North of Newcastle. 

The crash sent him down an embankment, causing pelvic and limb injuries. 

He was transported in a stable condition. 

On Saturday evening at Redhead Beach a man had to be winched from the rocks after slipping and suffering injuries to his shoulder and upper body. 

The man in is 30's was extracted from the rocks and flown direct to the John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle in a stable condition.