Boy rescued after getting stuck in a tree

A Mornington school pupil became stuck while climbing a tree this afternoon requiring the assistance of emergency services.

Roslyn Fire Station officer Michael Harrison said an 8-year-old boy was climbing a tree at the school about 1.30pm and hurt his leg, becoming stuck.

A fire crew from Roslyn attended, and firefighters used ladders to assist the boy back down the tree and into the hands of ambulance personnel.

A St John spokesman said a patient was taken to Dunedin Hospital with minor injuries.