A forestry worker has suffered serious head and back injuries after being hit by a falling tree at Mihi, outside Rotorua, today.
The 47-year-old Taupo man was flown to hospital by the Rotorua-based Bay Trust Rescue Helicopter at about 12.30pm.
St John officers stabilised the man at scene before he was airlifted to Rotorua Hospital for further treatment on his serious head and back injuries, as well as a fractured arm.
