A 16-year-old girl suffered spinal injuries in a mountain bike crash this afternoon.
Around 3pm today the Rotorua-based BayTrust Rescue Helicopter was sent to assist an ambulance crew that had been sent to the girl in the Whakarewarewa Forest.
The teenager from Rotorua had sustained suspected spinal injuries as a result of a fall from a mountain bike.
Due to the nature of the terrain is was decided to airlift the patient out of the area.
She was flown to Rotorua Hospital in a comfortable condition.