LifeFlight airlifts tourist after snorkelling incident

The Bundaberg-based LifeFlight aeromedical crew today airlifted a man from an island on the Great Barrier Reef after a snorkelling incident.

A man in his 60s was snorkelling on an outer reef during a day trip with a group and his family when he got into trouble and went under water.

The LifeFlight crew were tasked at 11.15 am and landed the chopper on the sand before being transported by water to the patient who was on a boat.

The man was treated by the LifeFlight critical care doctor and Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) flight paramedic.

He was airlifted to Bundaberg Hospital for further treatment in a serious condition.

The Bundaberg-based LifeFlight helicopter and crew service the Wide Bay-Burnett region and beyond.

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