{"id":645239,"date":"2026-05-02T16:24:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T16:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/645239\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T16:24:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T16:24:17","slug":"man-airlifted-to-hospital-in-critical-condition-after-alleged-stabbing-in-merrigum-victoria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/645239\/","title":{"rendered":"Man airlifted to hospital in critical condition after alleged stabbing in Merrigum, Victoria"},"content":{"rendered":"

A man has been left fighting for life after an alleged stabbing at a caravan park in Victoria\u2019s<\/a> north.<\/p>\n

Emergency services were called out to a brawl at the caravan park on Waverley Ave in Merrigum, west of Shepparton, about 3.45am on Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen police<\/a> arrived, they found several people who were believed to be alcohol affected walking throughout the park and a critically injured man inside one of the cabins,\u201d police said.<\/p>\n

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Paramedics rushed to the scene and treated a 30-year-old before he was airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries.<\/p>\n

Two men, a 28-year-old from Cootamundra in NSW<\/a> and a 51-year-old from Merrigum, were arrested nearby.<\/p>\n

Police seized a knife from the scene.<\/p>\n

\u201cShepparton Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating and will interview the men in relation to the incident,\u201d police said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOffices from the Major Crime Scene Unit are attending to process the scene.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anyone with information or CCTV is urged to contact police.<\/p>\n

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