Neighbours reveal horror details of how a teenager was IMPALED through the chest by a tree branch in a freak backyard accident A South Coast teenager has been impaled through the chest on a tree branch Had been helping his mum trim a hedge in the backyard at a Albion Park home Shocked neighbour said the woman and her son remained calm during ordeal Teenager was flown to The Children's Hospital at Randwick in a stable condition Do you know more? Email tips@dailymail.com By Kylie Stevens For Daily Mail Australia Published: 22:48 BST, 18 July 2021 | Updated: 22:50 BST, 18 July 2021 Viewcomments Shocked neighbours have recalled horrifying details of how a teen was impaled by a tree branch in a freak backyard accident. Emergency services rushed to a home in Albion Park near Wollongong, south of Sydney, on Sunday afternoon after the horror injury. The boy was helping his mother trim a hedge at their home in Samuel Circuit when he lost his footing and fell on to a branch poking out of the fence. He was left dangling by the branch that impaled his chest before his mother rushed to his aid and held him upright until paramedics arrived. A teenage boy was impaled through the chest on a tree branch while helping his mother in the backyard of their home in Samuel Circuit in Wollongong on Sunday (pictured) A neighbour said the woman and her son remained very calm during the harrowing ordeal and that locals had no idea about the unfolding emergency until paramedics arrived. 'The mother straddled the fence and held him up. She dealt with it very well,' the neighbour told The Daily Telegraph. 'And the boy was very calm.' Four ambulance crews, including a critical care doctor and paramedic and a special operations officer, assessed and treated the boy. An ambulance with a police escort rushed him to Wollongong Hospital, where he was airlifted to The Children's Hospital at Randwick in Sydney in a stable condition He had surgery to remove the branch and begin his long and painful recovery. The teenager was flown to the Children's Hospital at Randwick in a stable condition after being treated for a chest injury by paramedics on the scene Paramedics praised the mother's quick thinking as she waited for help to arrive. 'The boy's mother did a fantastic job in helping her son before emergency services arrived,' NSW Ambulance Chief Inspector Terry Morrow said. 'She made sure he was safe and comfortable and calmed him down while she called triple zero for help. 'Accidents happen and paramedics worked hand in hand with police and firefighters to make sure he was given the best treatment possible.' Read more: Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility