Wednesday, August 20, 2025

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Mackay and Whitsunday Life

Helicopter Rescue On Daydream Island

What started as a glorious day on a tropical island took a serious turn for BMA CQ Rescue’s patient today.

The patient experienced cardiac distress while on Daydream Island, and the helicopter was called to provide the urgent medical care they needed.

Normally, a routine landing occurs on the helipad at Daydream Island, but this time the BMA CQ Rescue team had to be winched down to the patient. Once the patient was stabilised, both the medical team and the patient were winched back up to the helicopter.

With everyone safely back on board, the chopper headed for Mackay, where further medical care awaited.

The winching operation was required as the helipad is currently under repair. When asked about the helipad, BMA CQ Rescue CEO Tim Healee said, “The Daydream Island helipad is currently closed for repair. BMA CQ Rescue and Daydream Island are actively working together to build a new helipad that is purpose-built for our AW139 helicopters.”

“We thank Daydream Island for their proactive approach to ensuring we can offer critical care to their island guests and staff and for their commitment to the new helipad.”

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