The Bundaberg-based RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter crew airlifted a young girl from K’gari (Fraser Island) overnight, after she suffered a suspected Irukandji jellyfish sting.
The RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter flew to the western side of the island, shortly after 6:30pm (Sat 7th), where the pilot was able to land on the beach.
It’s believed the primary school-aged girl had been swimming in the ocean near a popular creek, when she was stung on her lower back and leg.
Her parents administered first aid, using vinegar and water, before the rescue chopper arrived.
The patient, accompanied by her mother, was in a stable condition when she was flown to the mainland for treatment at Hervey Bay Hospital.
She is the fifth child to be airlifted from the popular tourist island by the Bundaberg rescue chopper, these school holidays.
On Tuesday 27th December, three young girls – including two sisters – were flown to hospital in two separate missions and on Wednesday 28th December a young boy was also airlifted suffering symptoms of envenomation.
