The Sunshine Coast’s LifeFlight helicopter crew has airlifted a high school-aged boy to hospital, after he was injured in a quad bike crash, in the Noosa region.
It’s believed the boy was riding the bike on a private rural property when he crashed, causing the vehicle to roll onto him.
The Land Rover LifeFlight Special Mission helicopter was called to the scene just before 9.15am.
The pilot was able to land the aircraft in a nearby paddock.
The RACQ LifeFlight Rescue Critical Care Doctor and Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) Flight Paramedic assisted local QAS paramedics on scene, in treating the patient.
The teenager suffered suspected internal injuries and a suspected fracture.
He was then flown to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a stable condition.
This airlift marks the fifth quad bike crash LifeFlight crews have attended in regional Queensland since the beginning of December.
The Land Rover LifeFlight Special Mission Helicopter is part of LifeFlight Australia’s commercial operation, which supports the work of the community helicopter fleet, through our profit-for-purpose model.
It is currently based at the Sunshine Coast and is rotated through our community bases from time to time, when operationally required.
