Emergency services were called to Castlemaine Secondary College on Friday morning when a young boy’s hand became lodged in wire fencing.
It is believed the 12-year-old boy was playing sport on the school basketball courts, when he tripped and steadied himself using the wire fence, which became lodged in his hand.
CFA members cut the wire on either side of his hand and he was transported to hospital.
His mother told the Express he was fortunate that the wire pierced the webbing on his finger but didn’t hit any arteries or tendons.
“He’s okay, but it’s pretty tender,” she said.
“It’s on his right hand so he can’t dribble a ball or write or do much. But he did play netball on the weekend, which I think he regrets now!”
