The Mount Isa-based LifeFlight aeromedical crew today airlifted three stranded people after their vehicles became bogged after heavy rain, including one man who walked nearly 40km.
The LifeFlight helicopter was tasked at 8.40am to two separate missions 500km east of Mount Isa by Retrieval Services Queensland.
LifeFlight searched for a man 140km south of Hughenden after his car became bogged on a road overnight on Saturday.
After locating the vehicle without the occupant inside, the helicopter tracked the man to a location 38km from his vehicle.
It is believed the LifeFlight crew tracked the man via his footprints through the knee-deep mud in the floodwaters.
The man, who suffered from dehydration, was assessed by the critical care Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) flight paramedic.
He was airlifted to Hughenden Airport where the helicopter was met by the Queensland Police Service (QPS) who transported the man to the local hospital.
The LifeFlight helicopter also flew 70km south of Hughenden to rescue two men after their ute became bogged.
The men, one of whom had a medical condition, were stranded overnight in their vehicle and had run out of food and water.
The patients, both in their 40s, were assessed by the QAS flight paramedic and airlifted to Hughenden Airport where QAS paramedics road transported them to Hughenden Hospital for further assessment.
