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Injured snowboarder airlifted off Mt Ruapehu

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A snowboader suffered multiple fractures after fall on Mt Ruapehu. Photo/File

A snowboader suffered multiple fractures after fall on Mt Ruapehu. Photo/File

A snowboarder has been airlifted off Mt Ruapehu with serious injuries after a fall.

The Rotorua-based BayTrust Rescue Helicopter was called to Whakapapa ski field at midday yesterday to evacuate a 23-year-old man who had fallen two metres on to hard snow while snowboarding.

The man suffered multiple fractures and was airlifted to Rotorua Hospital for treatment.

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