LifeFlight airlifts woman after snakebite

The Bundaberg-based LifeFlight aeromedical crew today airlifted a woman to hospital after she was bitten on the foot by a snake while bushwalking.

The LifeFlight helicopter was tasked at 11am by Retrieval Services Queensland to a beach walking track at Cooloola in the Gympie region and the crew was able to land nearby.

It’s believed the woman’s husband applied a pressure bandage before local Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) paramedics arrived.

She was treated on scene and flown to Hervey Bay Hospital in a stable condition for further treatment.

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

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