Spear goes through boy's leg

A boy has been flown to hospital after a spear went through his leg at Waerenga, north of Te Kauwhata, this afternoon.

The Hamilton-based Westpac Rescue Helicopter was called to Lake Waikare today to after an 11-year-old boy was injured while spearing Carp in a tributary stream.

A helicopter spokesperson says the young man suffered one of three barbs of the spear through his lower right leg.

'Due to the remote location, the time frame for transport, and the necessity to minimize unnecessary handling, the helicopter was dispatched to transport him to Waikato Hospital.”

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