Man in 40s suffers ‘significant’ injuries after dog bites him in the face while camping in Sunshine Coast region

A man suffered “significant” injuries after being bitten in the face by a dog while camping on a private property.

A man has suffered “significant” facial injuries after being bitten in the face by a dog on a property in Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.

Emergency services were called to a private property near Kenilworth - a rural town in the Sunshine Coast region, north of Brisbane - about 2.51pm on Sunday after reports of the incident.

Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) paramedics treated the man for significant facial injuries before the helicopter arrived on Sunday afternoon. Picture: Supplied / RACQ LifeFlight

A Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) spokesman said a man in his 40s was treated for significant facial injuries.

It is believed the man was camping on a private property when a dog belonging to another camper bit him.

The Sunshine Coast-based LifeFlight aeromedical crew landed in a nearby paddock about 3.30pm that same afternoon and flew the man to Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a stable condition.

The breed of dog involved is not known.

Originally published as Man in 40s suffers ‘significant’ injuries after dog bites him in the face while camping in Sunshine Coast region