A CAMPDRAFT competitor has been airlifted to Tamworth hospital after an accident at an event in Upper Horton on New Year's Day.
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Emergency services, including Ambulance NSW paramedics, rushed to respond to reports a man had been injured during the campdraft event about 2pm on Sunday.
The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was also tasked to Upper Horton, near Bingara, with a critical care team on board.
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Paramedics and the chopper crew treated a man aged in his 50s for leg and rib injuries which he suffered in the accident.
The chopper flew him to Tamworth hospital for further treatment and he was reportedly in a stable condition at the time.
The accident comes as competitors and visitors flocked to Upper Horton for the annual campdraft and rodeo, a New Year's tradition.
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Police and crime reporter at the Newcastle Herald. Email: afalkenmire@austcommunitymedia.com.au
Police and crime reporter at the Newcastle Herald. Email: afalkenmire@austcommunitymedia.com.au
