The Great North Air Ambulance
A BOY was airlifted to hospital after falling while trying to retrieve his ball from a roof in Cumbria.
The Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) was called to Keswick Rugby Club at 5.53pm yesterday, where a 15-year-old boy had fallen around 10ft through a roof.
He is believed to have been trying to retrieve a ball. The boy suffered a head injury and was assessed and treated by the GNAAS doctor-led aircrew before being flown to the Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle, within 12 minutes. He arrived in a stable condition.
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