1 Jun 2014

Man cuts face with angle grinder

9:49 pm on 1 June 2014

A man is in Nelson Hospital on Sunday after cutting his face with an angle grinder.

The 46-year-old, from Nelson, was on D'Urville Island at the top of the South Island with friends doing some work when the incident happened.

He was taken by helicopter to hospital where he is is in a stable condition.

Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter.

Photo: NELSON MARLBOROUGH RESCUE HELICOPTER