The Bundaberg-based LifeFlight aeromedical crew airlifted a teenager to hospital last night after he was bitten by a snake.
It is believed he was walking outside in the dark near his K’gari accommodation when the unidentified snake bit him on the leg.
The teenager’s parents applied initial first aid before the crew landed the helicopter on a grassed area on the eastern side of the island at 8.55pm.
Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) paramedics treated the patient before driving him to the LifeFlight helicopter.
He was airlifted to Hervey Bay Hospital in a stable condition.
The Bundaberg-based LifeFlight helicopter and crew service the Wide Bay-Burnett region and beyond.
