Bushwalker airlifted

A 71-year-old woman was airlifted to Gosford Hospital from Bouddi National Park on Wednesday, January 4.

The woman was bushwalking on a fire trail near Box Head around 11am when she fell and dislocated her shoulder.

Ambulances, special operations, police and fire and rescue located the woman before she was extracted by helicopter.

A skateboarder was also airlifted out of Umina Skate Park at around 8:40pm on Monday, January 2, to Royal North Shore Hospital with head and neck injuries.

Kaitlin Watts, 5 Jan 2011 Interviewee: Inspector Col Woolsey