A specialist head injury doctor has been flown from Southampton
General Hospital by Coastguard rescue helicopter 104 from Lee on Solent to treat 11 year old boy who has been injured whilst on a boat in the Solent.

Coastguard rescue team were alerted shortly after 10.30 this morning (Saturday August 21) after the boy was injured whilst on the Island sailing club committee boat which was near the flying fishing racing marker buoy in the Solent. It is not know if the boat or the boy was taking parting in racing.
The seriously injured boy was given treatment by the rescue helicopter paramedic who was winched down on to the vessel. The boy who was scared of the helicopter wasn’t winched off the boat. Hamble lifeboat escorted the vessel back to Trinity landing point in Cowes.

The sick boy was met by ambulance and taken to St Mary’s Hospital.

The Coastguard helicopter was met at Sea Close in Newport by Needles MCA coastguard and transferred the specialist doctor to St Mary’s hospital to meet the ambulance.