Czech family holidaying in Slovakia flown to hospital

A Czech family on holiday in Slovakia's High Tatra mountains had to be flown to hospital after being hit by falling boulders on Sunday. The 68-year-old father suffered severe injuries to his head. His wife and two children were also treated for various injuries, including a severed small finger, at the hospital in the nearby town of Poprad. The helicopter rescue team narrowly avoided injury themselves from falling rocks after landing near the scene of the accident, AFP news agency reports.