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Person suffering from serious injuries after animal attack
Person suffering from serious injuries after animal attack

RNZ News

time4 days ago

  • General
  • RNZ News

Person suffering from serious injuries after animal attack

File image of a Rongotea organic milk farm looking out towards the Tararua Ranges in the Manawatū. Photo: RNZ / Alexander Robertson One person has suffered serious injuries after being attacked by an unspecified animal in the lower North Island. Police said they were called to an animal attack at about 2.15pm on Monday on Makino Road, a rural road in Manawatū north of Feilding. "The victim has sustained serious injuries and will be transported by ambulance to Hospital. The animal has been destroyed." Hato Hone St John confirmed crews responded to a 'farm incident' in Halcombe with one ambulance, one rapid response unit, and one manager. A St John spokesperson said one person in a serious condition was treated and transported to Palmerston North Hospital. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.

12-year-old dead after bicycle collides with farm equipment near Mount Forest
12-year-old dead after bicycle collides with farm equipment near Mount Forest

CBC

time13-05-2025

  • CBC

12-year-old dead after bicycle collides with farm equipment near Mount Forest

Social Sharing A 12-year-old child is dead after a collision between a bicycle and a skid steer on a farm near Mount Forest. Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Wellington North Fire Service, and Guelph Wellington Paramedics Service were called to the property near Highway 6 and Sideroad 2 around 10 a.m. on Saturday for a report that a child riding a bicycle had collided with the skid steer. The child was taken to a trauma hospital by Ornge air ambulance in critical condition. In a release Tuesday, OPP said the child had been pronounced dead in hospital as a result of the injuries sustained in the collision. OPP are investigating the cause of the collision.

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