Skydiver airlifted after crash landing

The RACQ LifeFlight Sunshine Coast Rescue helicopter crew airlifted a man to hospital this afternoon after a skydiving incident in the Somerset region.

The aeromedical crew was tasked to the incident at around 4pm and landed the chopper at an airbase close to the scene.

A male, aged in his 20s, was treated by the aeromedical crew and Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) paramedics for a range of severe and complex injuries. 

He was airlifted to Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital in a critical condition.

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