RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter airlifts man after mustering incident

The Mount Isa-based RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter has airlifted a man to hospital, after he was thrown from his horse while mustering.

The rescue aircraft was called to a property north of Julia Creek, around 11.40 this morning.

Once on scene, the Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) Flight Paramedic worked with road paramedics to treat the man for a leg injury.

The patient, aged in his 20s, was then flown to Mount Isa Hospital for further treatment.

He was transported in a stable condition.

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