Man winched and flown to hospital from container ship off Kawana
A man has been flown to hospital after he was winched from a shipping container vessel off the Sunshine Coast this morning after a medical emergency. See the video.
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A man has been flown to hospital after he was winched from a shipping container vessel off the Sunshine Coast this morning.
The Sunshine Coast-based RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter crew was tasked to a shipping container vessel approximately 10km off the coast of Kawana at around 10am.
Initial reports suggest a member of the ship’s crew was reportedly suffering from a medical condition.
The Queensland Ambulance Service flight paramedic was winched down onto the vessel to retrieve the patient, before returning to the helicopter.
The patient was then flown to Sunshine Coast University Hospital for further treatment.
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