A 3-year-old boy whose hand was severed in Golden Bay on Friday is in a fair condition in hospital.
St John ambulance southern communications spokesman Bruce Chubb said an ambulance was called to Collingwood, Golden Bay, at 5pm on Friday.
There was no information about how the boy's hand was severed, other than it was a "traumatic injury".
As the Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter was unable to fly due to bad weather, the boy was taken by ambulance to Nelson Hospital, about a two-hour drive from Collingwood.
The ambulance was met on the way by an advanced paramedic from Nelson, Mr Chubb said.
