The Bundaberg-based RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter crew has airlifted a woman after she was bitten by a snake in thick bushland in the North Burnett region.
The aeromedical helicopter was tasked to the scene at 1.30pm yesterday.
It is believed the woman, aged in her 20s, was working in the forest marking trees for culling when the snake bit through her canvas gaiter protection gear.
The RACQ LifeFlight Rescue Critical Care Doctor and Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) Flight Paramedic were winched down to the patient who was being treated by a local QAS paramedic.
The pilot and Air Crew Officer (ACO) then landed the helicopter in a small clearing near the dense state forest.
The aeromedical crew treated the woman for over an hour before she was transported by ambulance to meet the awaiting chopper.
She was flown to the Bundaberg Hospital in a serious but stable condition for further treatment.
The Bundaberg-based RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter and crew service the Wide Bay-Burnett region and beyond.
