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Impaled Australian woman waits 47 minutes for ambulance

News.com.au

YARRAWONGA, Australia — A woman impaled on a fence post waited in agony 47 minutes before paramedics arrived at her country property to treat her.

Ambulance Victoria is investigating why it took 47 minutes for an ambulance to reach 34-year-old Kim Broadbent at Yarrawonga, in northern victoria, on Tuesday night, the Herald Sun newspaper said.

An ambulance was called at 9.42pm (AEDT) after Ms Broadbent fell and was injured.

Full story: Woman had no pain relief, lapsed in and out of consciousness