The Sunshine Coast-based RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter has airlifted a primary school-aged boy to hospital after he was injured while bull-riding in the South Burnett region.
The rescue chopper was called into action around 7pm last night (Saturday 18th Mar).
It’s believed the child had been riding the animal when it bucked him off, then turned and stood on his leg.
Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) arrived on scene first and treated the patient for a broken femur.
He was then transported a short distance to a local school, where the rescue chopper had landed.
The aeromedical crew assessed the boy and prepared him for flight, before he was airlifted for further treatment at Toowoomba Hospital.
He was in a stable condition during the flight and accompanied by his mother.
