LifeFlight airlifts man after machinery incident

The Mount Isa-based LifeFlight aeromedical crew today airlifted a man to hospital after a machinery incident.

The LifeFlight helicopter was tasked by Retrieval Services Queensland at 9.25am to a cattle station north of Mt Isa and landed near the scene.

The critical care Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) flight paramedic worked with local paramedics to treat a man in his 30s for chest and back injuries.

He was airlifted in a stable condition to Mount Isa Hospital for further treatment.

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