LifeFlight locates man missing overnight in outback QLD

The Mount Isa-based RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter crew has located a man, who had been lost and missing overnight, in the McKinlay region. 

The man, who is aged in his 30s, was reported as missing after failing to arrive at his workplace.

The rescue chopper was called into action by Queensland Police Service (QPS), just before 8:30am (Saturday, 2nd July). 

The RACQ LifeFlight Rescue crew conducted a search along the route he was expected to take and found him near his vehicle.

The worker told rescuers he had gotten lost and was running out of fuel.

“He was in good spirits, just a bit cold as temperatures reached below average,” said RACQ LifeFlight Rescue Aircrew Officer Billy McCreadie. 

Once the helicopter had landed, the rescue crew ensured the man was uninjured and helped him organise for fuel to be brought to him, so he could reach his destination safely.

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