NSW: Boy airlfited to hospital after jumping, burnt, in river

AAP General News (Australia)
08-15-2005
NSW: Boy airlfited to hospital after jumping, burnt, in river

SYDNEY, Aug 15 AAP - A 13-year-old boy has been rushed to hospital with severe burns
after throwing fuel on a riverside fire.

The Emu Plains teenager and a group of his friends lit a fire on the banks of the Nepean
River late this afternoon, then threw some sort of accelerant onto it, causing the flames
to flare.

An NRMA CareFlight spokesman said the boy jumped into the river to douse the flames,
then walked to a nearby doctor's surgery.

The GP immediately phoned for an ambulance to Nepean Hospital, where the boy was transferred
by CareFlight to Sydney Children's Hospital.

He is in intensive care in a serious but stable condition, with extensive burns to
the chest, arms and face, the spokesman said.

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