The 12-year-old boy pierced his groin when he tripped over the razor-sharp gym equipment at Saint Stephen’s College in the northern Gold Coast suburb of Coomera.
The boy still had parts of the javelin inside his body when he arrived at the Gold Coast University Hospital after fire crews had broken off the ends.
With cutting equipment — an operation involving high-risk pediatric trauma care, radiology testing, and emergency surgical intervention.
The boy is believed to have fallen on top of the javelin after he tried to jump over it while it was stuck in the ground, The Courier-Mail reported.
Third Case Points to Ongoing Safety Concerns
The same year in Australia, a man in his 60s was impaled by a javelin after he fell three metres through a roof — another extreme example of how unexpected injuries can require extensive hospital resources, insurance claim assessments, and rehabilitation therapy.
The horrific incident happened in Gladstone, Queensland.
Emergency crews worked to remove the javelin from the man’s leg and rushed him to Gladstone hospital to treat the gruesome injury.
A process that likely involved complex surgical procedures, diagnostic lab testing, and post-operative wellness monitoring.
