Thursday, August 24, 2023

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Mackay and Whitsunday Life

Busy Start To 2023 For Rescue Helicopter Crew

New Year’s Day, 2023.

While most of us were sleeping peacefully, perhaps nursing a sore head or wiping crusty eyes from seeing the new year in, our region’s rescue helicopter crews were primed and ready for activation.

They weren’t waiting for long.

On the morning of New Year’s Day, RACQ CQ Rescue were tasked to Moranbah to airlift a woman with a cranial bleed. This was followed in the afternoon by an even longer flight to Clermont, to transfer a hospital patient to Mackay.

To find out more about our region’s community funded rescue service, visit cqrescue.org.au.

RACQ CQ Rescue started 2023 by airlifting a patient with a cranial bleed from Moranbah. Photo credit: RACQ CQ Rescue

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