A great-grandmother with dementia is fighting for life in hospital after being tasered by police at her nursing home in the NSW Snowy Mountains.
Clare Nowland, 95, was home in Yallambee Lodge in Cooma when staff called NSW Police to the facility on Wednesday.
Ms Nowland, who has lived at the aged care facility for more than five years, was believed to have been carrying a knife when officers tasered her.
She was taken to Cooma Base Hospital where she remains in a critical condition.
Ms Nowland is well-known in the local community, and on her 80th birthday she celebrated by skydiving over Canberra, as reported by the ABC.
The great-grandmother had previously volunteered at a charity store in Cooma, before suffering from dementia in recent years.
Her family are by her bedside in hospital and have declined to comment on the incident.
Yallambee Lodge in Cooma, which is run by the Snowy Monaro Regional Council, opened in 1995.
According to its website, Yallambee Lodge offers "palliative care" and can cater to residents with "higher needs".
In a statement, police said a critical incident team would investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.
"That investigation will be subject to independent review," it read.
"No further details are available at this time."
In a statement, the Snowy Monaro Regional Council said staff, residents and family involved were being supported "during this difficult time".
"No further comment is available at the current time due to the ongoing investigation, and out of respect for the privacy of those involved."
