12 Jun 2023

Two boys critical in Starship after Great Barrier Island incident

From Midday Report, 12:44 pm on 12 June 2023

Two boys are in a critical condition in Starship Hospital after bring trapped under a collapsed sand dune on Great Barrier Island.

The boys, one a teenager and the other a younger child, were airlifted to Starship late yesterday afternoon.

Both are in a critical condition.

Westpac helicopter paramedic Ross Aitken spoke to Gyles Beckford.