LifeFlight airlifts teen after burns incident

The Sunshine Coast-based LifeFlight aeromedical crew this afternoon airlifted a teenage boy with burns to hospital after an incident in Cooroy.

The helicopter was tasked at 2.49pm by Retrieval Services Queensland and landed at a private property near the scene.

The critical care LifeFlight doctor and Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) flight paramedic worked with local QAS paramedics to treat the boy for flash burns.

He was airlifted to Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in a serious condition for further treatment.

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