In-flight aid for stabbing victim

An 18-year-old Taupo youth was flown to Waikato Hospital in a serious condition last night after he was stabbed several times in the back.

The Westpac Waikato Air Ambulance pilot who responded to the callout said a steak knife was extracted from the victim on the way to the hospital.

A doctor from the hospital and a St John advanced paramedic treated the youth in the air. Late last night his condition had stabilised.