An eight-year-old girl was airlifted to Mackay last Friday following a near-drowning incident at a holiday park in Jubilee Pocket.
She was pulled unresponsive from the swimming-pool at 9.30am on Friday, September 30, and the RACQ CQ Rescue helicopter, that had just landed in Bowen, was immediately diverted to attend the scene.
The rescue helicopter met the young girl and the ambulance at the sports oval next to Whitsunday PCYC and she was transported to Mackay in a critical condition.
It took the aircraft’s trauma team some time to stabilise the young patient and CPR was performed on her for over an hour before the flight to Mackay.
The distressed mother accompanied the child, arriving on the hospital helipad about 12pm.
This is the second near-drowning reported in the Whitsundays during the school holidays.
While it remains unclear about the events that led to either incident, residents are reminded to be extremely vigilant in monitoring children around water as we near the summer months where swimming is a more regular activity.
Read our swim safety tips on page 19 for more information.
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