A child has been airlifted from Parry Sound to Sick Kids Hospital after being struck by a boat propeller, Ornge says.

A spokesperson for the air ambulance service said the child was airlifted with chest injuries around 8 p.m. Saturday after being struck by the propeller around 4:45 p.m.

Ornge said the child is under 10 years of age.

There was no word on the child’s condition.

The circumstances leading up to the incident were not immediately clear.

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