Rescue helicopter winches man from ship 112km from Gladstone
A middle-aged man has been flown to hospital after suffering from a possible infection while on a ship off Gladstone. Full details here.
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A middle-aged man has been flown to hospital after suffering from a possible infection while on a ship off Gladstone.
According to RACQ Capricorn Rescue, the man was about 112km off the coast of Gladstone when he suffered a potential internal infection.
The rescue helicopter left at 11.15am on February 2.
A Rescue Crew Officer, a paramedic and a doctor were winched onto the ship’s deck.
After the patient was assessed, he was winched up to the helicopter and flown to Rockhampton Hospital.
He is in a stable condition.
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