Police have arrested a person after an 11-year-old boy suffered probably life-changing accidents throughout a shoot in Sussex.

The boy suffered the damage when a shotgun was discharged in woodland close to the village of Catsfield, East Sussex, on Thursday morning.

He was with a celebration of adults who had been tough taking pictures on the time of the incident.

Rough taking pictures includes utilizing specifically educated canine to flush out sport - resembling grouse and rabbit - from hedgerows and woods.

It is the commonest technique of dwell quarry taking pictures within the UK, in keeping with the British Association for Shooting and Conservation.

Sussex Police stated they had been referred to as to the scene at 11.08am on Thursday.

During the incident, the boy suffered a critical, probably life-changing wound to his hip and was airlifted to hospital in London, in keeping with police.

A 54-year-old man from Nottinghamshire was arrested on the scene on suspicion of grievous bodily hurt.