A WOMAN was airlifted to Sydney for specialist care after a horse fall at Cooperabung on Saturday (August 21).
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Around 3.20pm the Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked by New South Wales Ambulance on a primary mission to Cooperabung, north of Port Macquarie.
A 39-year-old woman sustained suspected spinal injuries in a fall from a horse.
The patient was treated on scene by paramedics before being road transported to Port Macquarie Airport to rendezvous with the helicopter.
The Helicopter Critical Care Medical Team took over treatment and she was airlifted to Royal North Shore Hospital for specialist treatment.
She was in a stable condition.
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