RACQ LifeFlight Rescue airlifts man injured by bull

The Mount Isa-based RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter has airlifted a man to hospital, after he was trapped up against a fence by a bull, this afternoon.

The rescue helicopter flew to the scene, south of Mount Isa, just before 3pm.

The Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) Flight Paramedic worked with a Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) crew and a local nurse, to treat the patient.

The man, aged in his 40s, was then flown in the rescue chopper, to Mount Isa Hospital.

He travelled in a stable condition, with chest and abdominal injuries

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