A 12-year-old boy was airlifted to hospital after a horror sledging accident in Aberdeenshire yesterday.
The youngster was enjoying the snow at Banchory Golf Club before the incident at around 3pm.
The boy was injured while sledging down a steep hill on the 16th hole adjacent to the clubhouse.
Emergency services - including police, ambulance and fire crews - rushed to the scene to assist the boy.
Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance told the Record they landed nearby and flew the 12-year-old by air ambulance to Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital with his mother.
The boy remained in hospital on Thursday morning and his condition is not yet known.
A spokesperson for the Scottish Ambulance Service said: “We received a call at 1509 hours to attend an incident in Banchory. We dispatched one ambulance and an air ambulance to the scene.
"We airlifted one patient to Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital in Aberdeen.”
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “At 3.57pm on Wednesday, February 10, we were called to assist our emergency service partners at Banchory Golf Club, Aberdeenshire.
“Operations Control mobilised one appliance to the scene to assist a young person in difficulty, who was airlifted to hospital.”
Police Scotland confirmed they were called to assist with the helicopter landing at around 4.15pm on Wednesday afternoon.
