{"id":100236,"date":"2023-10-24T02:59:07","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T02:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/?p=100236"},"modified":"2023-10-24T02:59:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T02:59:07","slug":"adelaide-woman-tumbles-into-open-grave-and-impales-herself-on-a-rail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/world-news\/adelaide-woman-tumbles-into-open-grave-and-impales-herself-on-a-rail\/","title":{"rendered":"Adelaide woman tumbles into open grave and impales herself on a rail"},"content":{"rendered":"
A 74-year-old woman endured many people’s worst nightmare when she tumbled into an open grave and injured herself before waiting hours for help.<\/p>\n
The elderly woman impaled herself on a rail through her thigh after suffering the fall at Maitland Cemetery on the Yorke Peninsula northeast of Adelaide.<\/p>\n
Ambulance crews were called to help the woman shortly after 3pm on Monday.<\/p>\n
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The woman tumbled into an open grave in Maitland Cemetary on Monday<\/p>\n
The woman, a Maitland local, had been waiting for help for ‘a couple of hours’ according to South Australia Ambulance.<\/p>\n
Although she had to be flown to hospital, her injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.<\/p>\n
Maitland is a small town situated in the heart of the Yorke Peninsula about two hours’ drive from Adelaide.<\/p>\n
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Maitland is in the heart of the Yorke Peninsula, about 164km from Adelaide. Picture: Google Maps<\/p>\n
The Yorke Peninsula is well known as a popular holiday destination with more than 700km of coastline and several stunning white sandy beaches.<\/p>\n
Maitland has a population of just 1079 people, according to the 2021 census.<\/p>\n
NCA NewsWire has contacted SA Health for an update on the status of the injured woman.<\/p>\n