Teenager airlifted to hospital after horse-riding accident

A teenager from Spalding has been airlifted to hospital after falling from a horse.

By The Newsroom

Published 27th Feb 2017, 11:06 BST

Updated 28th Feb 2017, 12:38 BST

The Magpas Air Ambulance was called at 12.35pm yesterday, Sunday February 26.

Magpas Doctor Steve Corry-Bass and Paramedic Chris Hawkins flew to Spalding to treat the girl who had sustained a back injury.

They provided her with advanced pain relief before airlifting her to Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham.

She was in a stable condition upon arrival.

Upon landing in Nottingham an EMAS Ambulance Service paramedic crew assisted in transferring the patient from the landing site to the hospital.