Ornge Air Ambulance on the helipad at Victoria Hospital in London. (File photo by Miranda Chant, Blackburn News)Ornge Air Ambulance on the helipad at Victoria Hospital in London. (File photo by Miranda Chant, Blackburn News)
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London teen airlifted to hospital after workplace fall

A 19-year-old from London was seriously hurt in a workplace fall south of Muncey.

Elgin OPP and paramedics were called to a home on Aberdeen Line near Iona Road in Dutton-Dunwich around 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday in relation to the workplace incident.

According to police, the teen fell while working on the property. They did not provide any details about the circumstances surrounding the fall or the work being carried out.

The teen was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries.

The Ministry of Labour has been notified and will be investigating the incident, police said.

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