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Person seriously injured after bull attack near Balclutha

By Daisy Hudson
Otago Daily Times·
15 Oct, 2020 01:59 AMQuick Read

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Police say a person has been seriously injured by a bull. Photo / File

Police say a person has been seriously injured by a bull. Photo / File

A helicopter is en route to pick up a person seriously injured by a bull near Balclutha this afternoon.

Emergency services were alerted to the incident in Yorston Rd at 1.49pm.

A police spokeswoman confirmed someone had been attacked by the animal.

A St John spokesman said a helicopter had been sent and the person would likely be flown to Dunedin Hospital.

Details of the injuries were not available.

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Yorston Rd is near the Silver Fern Farms Finegand plant.

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