Our patients

We’re inspired daily by the stories of the people we help and the impact we make throughout their communities. They fuel our passion and commitment to find ways to help more people in more places.

Our family is together, because of LifeFlight. Without LifeFlight, Eli might not be here, and our family would be missing a piece.

Eli’s Mum

Alexa's emotional reunion

Paralympic gold medallist and world‑record swimmer Alexa Leary says reuniting with the doctors who saved her life was an incredible moment. Watch Alexa's story below.

Stories that inspire and empower

Alexa’s emotional reunion

Chris ‘Finchy’ Finch was hiking on Tabletop Mountain one day when his Golden Retriever went too close to the cliff edge. Finchy

Chris’s mountain hike

Chris ‘Finchy’ Finch was hiking on Tabletop Mountain one day when his Golden Retriever went too close to the cliff edge. Finchy

Zach’s story of survival

Zach Nightingale has an incredible story of survival after his leg was amputated at the scene of his motorcycle crash. First responders

Maverick’s extraordinary rescue

Seconds after crashing his paraglider into a Rainbow Beach sandstone cliff, experienced adventurer Maverick Robbins pulled out his mobile phone from his

Yarren’s ‘hairy’ reaction

A Sunshine Coast family has thanked the LifeFlight crew who saved their son after his severe anaphylactic reaction to hairy caterpillars.

Hannah’s full-circle recovery

Hannah’s story of resilience and recovery after a life-changing accident while practising for a silk’s performance is inspirational and a testament to

The Markwell family rescue

When two freak waves upturned their boat, the Markwell boys found themselves stranded at sea. The LifeFlight chopper was there in a

Cooper’s LifeFlight Gratitude

There’s only so many times a kid can say thank you, but Cooper knows that it was the LifeFlight doctor’s treatment that

Bellah’s LifeFlight miracle

Bellah was 3 when she needed LifeFlight. She had a critical illness, and our crews bought her back to life on the

Have you been airlifted by LifeFlight?

Sharing stories about the people we rescue helps other Queenslanders better understand the work we do. We’d love to hear your LifeFlight story.