On Friday the Tauranga based
TrustPower TECT rescue helicopter was called to Edgecumbe
where a 1 year old toddler from Tauranga had fallen into a
fire.
The young boy, who has just started walking, was
visiting family in Edgecumbe whenthe accident occurred. A
family member was burning rubbish when the toddler stumbled
into the fire, receiving burns to his hands and feet as well
as other areas of his body.
The young boy was stabilised
by St John ambulance paramedics before being flown direct to
Auckland’s Middlemore hospital accompanied by his mother.
His condition described as serious.
St John
Paramedic carries toddler to the waiting TrustPower TECT
Rescue
Helicopter.
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