The Sunshine Coast RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter crew has airlifted a young boy from K’gari (Fraser Island) this afternoon, after he was bitten by a dingo.
It’s believed the primary school-aged boy was playing on a beach, with his parents nearby, when the dingo jumped on him and started biting him.
The child sustained multiple minor bites before his father managed to get the dingo off him.
The rescue helicopter was called into action around 4.30pm. (Sun 18th Dec)
The boy and his family were driven by Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) to a helipad on the island, where the rescue chopper landed.
He was airlifted, escorted by his mother, to Hervey Bay Airport.
Local QAS paramedics then transported him to hospital by road.
