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Male teen suffers serious injuries while water skiing in Alpha

A teenager has been airlifted to hospital in a rescue helicopter after he suffered serious injuries while water skiing in a rural town in Central Queensland.

Paramedics were called to the incident at a location of Degulla Road in Alpha.
Paramedics were called to the incident at a location of Degulla Road in Alpha.

A teenager has been airlifted to hospital in a rescue helicopter after he suffered serious injuries while water skiing in a rural town in Central Queensland.

Queensland Ambulance Service paramedics and a rescue helicopter were called to the incident at a location of Degulla Road in Alpha, west of Emerald, at 6.29pm on Wednesday.

According to QAS, a male in his teens sustained suspected spinal and head injuries when he collided with a bank while water skiing.

He was airlifted to Mackay Hospital in a serious but stable condition.

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