A teenager was rushed to hospital in a critical condition after an outing to an ice skating rink ended in horror.
The boy is believed to have suffered life-threatening injuries at the Alpine Ice Sports Centre in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Tuesday morning.
Emergency services were called to the rink after receiving reports that a student on a school trip had suffered a serious fall while skating on the ice.
Two ambulances were dispatched to the track, where paramedics treated the boy before he was rushed to hospital. Christchurch Hospital.
“We can confirm that an incident occurred during our public skating session today,” a spokesperson for the sports centre said. The New Zealand Herald.
A teenager has been rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries after an accident on the rink at the Alpine Ice Sports Centre in Christchurch.
‘Alpine will remain closed for the remainder of the day and our thoughts are with the family at this time.’
GRAMGeneral manager Finn O’Leary said the incident occurred during a public skating session.
Mr O’Leary said his thoughts were with the boy and his family.
Staff of the Alpine Ice Sports Centre They were visibly upset after the incident, Report of thingspublished by
An employee told the publication that the rink was closed for the rest of the day “out of respect” for the boy.
A police spokesman said WorkSafe had been informed and investigations were ongoing.