The Trustpower TECT Rescue Helicopter was called to Lake Rotoiti where an 18-year-old woman suffered suspected spinal injuries. Photo/Supplied
The Trustpower TECT Rescue Helicopter was called to Lake Rotoiti where an 18-year-old woman suffered suspected spinal injuries. Photo/Supplied
An 18-year-old woman Is believed to have seriously injured her back after a jump went wrong while jumping into a lake.
The woman had been at Lake Rotoiti yesterday when she jumped 10 metres into the water and landed wrong.
The Trustpower TECT Rescue Helicopter was dispatched just before 6pmto the woman. She was flown directly to Middlemore Hospital, accompanied by her brother.