30 Jan 2010

Teenager injured after falling from treehouse

9:58 am on 30 January 2010

A Porirua teenager was in a serious condition at Wellington hospital after falling six metres from a treehouse.

The 18-year-old was flown to hospital by helicopter at 1am on Saturday.

Dave Greenberg, from the Westpac Rescue Helicopter, says the man had serious head and back injuries.

He says there was a party at the scene of the incident.