A young boy has been flown to hospital after fracturing his left femur in a fall.
The BayTrust Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to Kurutau, on the southwest edge of Lake Taupo, at 4.30pm yesterday to help the injured 10-year-old.
The boy was riding his dirt bike at an event, when he fell from his bike, fracturing his left femur.
He was stablised by the on-site paramedics, before being flown to Rotorua Hospital for further treatment.
