26 Apr 2015

Boy airlifted to hospital after wasp stings

5:23 pm on 26 April 2015

A boy is in Waikato Hospital in a critical condition after having being stung by wasps.

The Waikato Rescue Helicopter at Hinuera, Waikato.

The Waikato Rescue Helicopter at Hinuera, Waikato. Photo: Philips Search and Rescue Trust

The Waikato Rescue Helicopter was sent to a farm near Hinuera about 1.30pm today.

A St Johns paramedic treated the 13-year-old boy at the scene.

Once the boy's condition stabilised he was flown, with his mother to Waikato Hospital for urgent treatment.