Rescue chopper dispatched after man nearly drowns near Lady Musgrave
A man was airlifted from the Great Barrier Reef at Lady Musgrave Island after almost drowning in a snorkelling incident.
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A man aged his 60s was in a stable condition in the Bundaberg Hospital on Friday night after being airlifted from Lady Musgrave Island by the Bundaberg-based LifeFlight aeromedical crew earlier in the day.
The man had been snorkelling in an outer reef off the island during a day trip with a group and his family when he got into trouble and went under water, almost drowning about 10.51am.
He was airlifted to Bundaberg Hospital in a “potentially life threatening condition”, according the Queensland Ambulance Service.
A hospital spokesman confirmed late Friday the man was in a stable condition.
The LifeFlight crew were tasked at 11.15 am and landed the chopper on the sand before being transported by water to the patient who was on a boat.
The man was treated by the LifeFlight critical care doctor and Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) flight paramedic.
He was airlifted to Bundaberg Hospital for further treatment in a serious condition.
The Bundaberg-based LifeFlight helicopter and crew service the Wide Bay-Burnett region and beyond.
Lady Musgrave Island is a 14ha coral cay on the Great Barrier Reef, with a 1192ha of surrounding reef.
The island is the second southernmost island in the Great Barrier Reef chain of islands, the first being Lady Elliot Island.
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