An Opotiki woman is in hospital tonight after falling from her horse during a hunt.
The Tauranga-based Trustpower TECT Rescue helicopter was dispatched to Waihou in the eastern Bay of Plenty this afternoon where the 61-year-old woman had fallen while riding in an organised hunt.
She suffered critical head injuriesand was flown to Waikato Hospital for specialist treatment.
The helicopter was used because of the seriousness of the woman's injury and the distance to a major medical facility.
