Two patients airlifted to hospital after tinnie hits a rock in Woodgate
Emergency services and a rescue helicopter had to save a group of people in their 20s overnight after their tinnie collided with rocks, throwing them all into the water.
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Emergency services and a rescue helicopter had to save a group of young boaties in Woodgate overnight after their tinnie collided with rocks.
It’s believed five people were on board when their tinnie struck a submerged rock just before 8.30pm, throwing all of them into a creek off Jarretts Rd, south of Bundaberg.
The crew used Night Vision Goggles (NVG) and were able to locate the two men and two women who had managed to climb back into the boat and signalled the chopper by flashing a light.
A radio was lowered to the boat so the chopper crew could communicate with them to arrange a location to rendezvous, as there was no suitable landing area near where they were.
The crew directed them to a location up stream, where the pilot was able to safely land.
Once the rescue crew met with the group, the Queensland Ambulance Service’s flight paramedic accessed and treated the patients before other QAS units, Queensland Police Service officers and the Queensland Fire and Emergency Service personnel arrived.
A female patient aged in her 20s suffered a head injury and lacerations to her arm and was airlifted to the Bundaberg Hospital in a serious but stable condition.
A male in his 20s was also airlifted to the Bundaberg Hospital in a stable condition, suffering a broken collarbone.
The remaining two patients were road transported by QAS to hospital.
A Queensland Police spokeswoman said officers also attended the scene to ensure all parties were accounted for and to undertake breath tests which were all under the legal limit.
Originally published as Two patients airlifted to hospital after tinnie hits a rock in Woodgate
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