A 14-year-old boy fell 30ft from the roof of a marina building near Hinckley and sustained 'significant injuries'.
An air ambulance was called to the scene at Springwood Haven Marina on the Coventry Canal, across the border in Warwickshire, yesterday afternoon.
The teen had to be anaesthetised at the scene of the fall due to the severity of his injuries, reports Coventry Live , before being relayed to hospital.
A 999 call was made at 3.28pm and West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) sent an ambulance and a paramedic officer to the scene.
The Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance (WNAA) was also scrambled to the marina.
Reports suggest that the teen had fallen 30ft from the roof of a barn on the site.
"He had significant injuries," said the WMAS spokesperson.
"He was anaesthetised at the scene and then taken by road to Birmingham Children's Hospital.
"The doctor from the air ambulance joined the crew on the ambulance."