Teenager seriously injured at indoor trampoline park

A teenage boy was seriously injured in an incident at an indoor trampoline park in Christchurch last week.

St John Ambulance spokesman Ian Henderson confirmed ambulance officers were called to Mega Air in the suburb of Hornby just after 6pm on Monday last week.

A boy aged in his mid-teens was taken by ambulance to Christchurch Hospital with serious injuries, Henderson said.

A Canterbury District Health Board spokeswoman was not immediately able to confirm the boy's condition.

The Herald has left messages with Mega Air management and the business' owner, but these are yet to be returned.

Messages have also been left with Worksafe.

It is not known how the boy was injured.

A post on Mega Air's Facebook page the day following the incident states that the foam pits had been closed "in preparation for the arrival of a BRAND new Air bag!".

As well as the extensive trampoline areas, the park also has at least two sponge pits.

The main pit is described on Mega Air's website.

"Five trampoline launch pads allow you to catapult into a 9 metre sponge pit filled with thousands of gymnastic grade foam cubes. You can practise your aerial moves before you have a soft landing in the sponge pit.

"For safety's sake, we do not allow diving or landing head first and only allow a single jumper at a time."

Mega Air opened earlier this year.

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