A male teenager has suffered a broken arm after falling 10 metres down a cliff, landing on his head, while mountain biking in the Coromandel Peninsula.
A teenage boy was injured after falling off a cliff while mountain biking in Whangamata.
Source: Westpac Rescue Helicopter
The teenager suffered a broken arm, cuts and abrasions, after the fall on a Whangamata trail at 12.45pm today, Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter reported.
"It could have been a lot worse. He was very lucky." Westpac helicopter co-Pilot Aaron Knight said.
The boy was airlifted by the Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter to Waikato Hospital in a moderate condition.
A teenage boy was injured after falling off a cliff while mountain biking in Whangamata.
Source: Westpac Rescue Helicopter
