Woman hospitalised after falling in Hawkes Bay river
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Save Lowe Corporation Rescue Helicopter. File photo / Hawkes Bay Today
A woman was airlifted to hospital after she fell into a river and struck her head on a rock at a Hawkes Bay camping site.
The Lowe Corporation Rescue Helicopter was called to the accident at Te Haroto, about 60km northwest of Napier, late last night.
The 23-year-old woman accidentally
fell into the Mohaka River and was knocked unconscious as she struck her head on a rock.
She was airlifted to Hawkes Bay Regional Hospital for further treatment.
- APNZ