The Land Rover LifeFlight Special Mission helicopter has assisted in a multi-agency search for a missing swimmer, off Surfers Paradise.
It’s believed the 26-year-old man entered the water just after 10pm, but was unable to make it back to shore and has not been seen since.
The rescue helicopter was tasked by the Queensland Police Service (QPS) just before midnight, to help scour the coastline.
The helicopter searched along the area from Burleigh Beach to The Spit, for around 45 minutes.
The crew on board spotted no sign of the swimmer and returned to base.
The Land Rover LifeFlight Special Mission helicopter performed this mission as it is currently, temporarily based on the Sunshine Coast, while the familiar blue and yellow RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter undergoes scheduled engineering.
The aircraft is part of LifeFlight Australia’s commercial operation, which supports the work of the community helicopter fleet, through our profit-for-purpose model and is rotated through our community bases from time to time, when operationally required.
