Rescue Special Operations

S03:E11 - In Deep

The team rescue Tan, an injured rock fisherman who doesn’t speak English. Jordan goes up with the man to the Lifeblood chopper, piloted by Heidi. They soon learn what the man was trying to say – another man is stuck on the cliffs. Dean and Lara reach the second man and what appears to be a routine rescue turns into an emergency when Lara discovers he has an internal bleed. With all chopper assets out of range, the guys must hoist the injured man up the cliff. Meanwhile, in the chopper, Heidi loses communication and decides to change her course. But when the chopper loses all power, there’s time only to brace as the chopper spins out of control and down. The team head back to the stationhouse for drinks and learn that Michelle has accepted a job with Lifeblood. Soon after they learn Heidi and Jordan's chopper never showed up. Their search takes them to a national park, but they're not there. Unbeknown to them, Jordan and Heidi are floating amidst wreckage, waiting expectantly for rescue. They try to save Tan but he dies, and they have no choice but to let his body go to save themselves. At the stationhouse, Hayden and Vince coordinate the search and soon come to an awful conclusion: Jordan and Heidi may be somewhere in the vast ocean. Meanwhile, as dusk falls, Heidi and Jordan find themselves sharing their true feelings for each other. The discovery that Heidi is losing blood prompts Jordan to protect her. At first light, as they found a buoy to hang on to, Jordan decides to try and swim to shore to get help and rescue an exhausted Heidi. In the morning, a fisherman alerts the despaired searching team to a find in his nets – it’s Tan's body. Adjusting their search grid, the team still have no luck. Then Jordan is found passed out on the beach. The Rescue team revive him and he is able to point them in Heidi's direction. The team eventually find Heidi. It's touch-and-go with her but she's eventually saved. There are cheers and hugs on the team’s return. Dean queries Michelle about her future plans and is pleased to hear she has decided to stay put. In a quiet moment, Heidi thanks Jordan for putting her life before his own. They smile at each other, knowing something has shifted in each of them.