Rega’s 20 helicopters were called out 150 times over the Easter weekend and its three jet aircraft ambulances were busy attending to members in difficulty abroad all year.
The domestic Easter operations ranged from rescuing mountaineers trapped on the north face of the Eiger, a paraglider stuck in a tree and assorted people who had accidents in the mountains.
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