LifeFlight airlifts man to hospital after snake bite

September 15, 2025

The Mount Isa-based aeromedical crew tonight airlifted a man to hospital after a snake bite.

The LifeFlight helicopter was tasked at 8.05pm by Retrieval Services Queensland to a mine north west of Mount Isa.

The helicopter landed at the site illuminated by vehicle headlights.

A man in his 20s was treated by the critical care Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) flight paramedic for a snake bite and airlifted to Mount Isa Hospital in a stable condition.

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