LifeFlight airlifts boy after fall from tree

The Toowoomba-based LifeFlight aeromedical crew yesterday airlifted a boy to hospital after he fell from a tree.

The helicopter was tasked at 5.35pm by Retrieval Services Queensland to a campground in the Toowoomba region.

The critical care LifeFlight doctor and Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) flight paramedic worked with local QAS paramedics to treat the patient for a leg injury.

He was airlifted to Toowoomba Hospital for further treatment.

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