A Rotorua man had to be flown to Tauranga Hospital after being injured on board a fishing vessel this afternoon.
The Tauranga-based TrustPower TECT Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to Great Mercury Island just after 1pm to attend the man who had twisted his leg and was in severe pain.
Helicopter crew paramedicas were able to stabilise the 44-year-old at Home Bay before he was flown to hospital for further treatment and observation.