The Sunshine Coast-based LifeFlight aeromedical crew this morning airlifted a man to hospital after his boat ran aground near Double Island Point.
The LifeFlight helicopter was tasked at 7.25am by Retrieval Services Queensland and landed on the beach to drop off a rescue crew officer and critical care Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) flight paramedic.
Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) paramedics extricated a man in his 70s from the boat and transported him to the helicopter, which landed at a clearing near Double Island Point Lighthouse.
The critical care LifeFlight doctor and QAS flight paramedic worked with local paramedics to treat the patient for head and hip injuries.
He was flown in a stable condition to Sunshine Coast University Hospital for further treatment.
