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Air ambulance rescues elderly man in Holt

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Ed Foss

Published: 4:21 PM June 17, 2010    Updated: 9:15 AM October 11, 2020

Ed FossAn 85-year-old man was airlifted to hospital today with a serious ankle injury after he suffered a fall in Holt.Ed Foss

An 85-year-old man was airlifted to hospital today with a serious ankle injury after he suffered a fall in Holt.

The patient was picked up by the East Anglian Air Ambulance and arrived at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hopistal shortly before 10.30am.

A land ambulance attended initially but the helicopter was called because of the severity of the injury, said a spokesman.

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