Monday 18 October 2021

Hunter teen airlifted to hospital with life threatening burns

BY JARROD MELMETH

A teenager has been airlifted to the Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney after suffering serious burns during an incident at Raymond Terrace.

Just after 8pm on Sunday night, NSW Ambulance was called to the scene where they began treatment on the 17-year-old who had life threatening burns to his entire body, reportedly from a bonfire. 

Due the serious nature of the burns, the Hunter's Westpac Rescue Helicopter was called to the scene before the teenager was placed in an induced coma and put on life support.

He was flown to Sydney in a critical condition.