Man flown to Townsville after fall from skylight
RACQ CQ Rescue helicopter transported a 59-year-old Proserpine man to Townsville.
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RACQ CQ Rescue helicopter transported a 59-year-old Proserpine man to Townsville
At 8.47pm another emergency call was received for the rescue flight crew to fly to Proserpine Hospital to retrieve a patient involved in accident at home.
The 59-year-old Proserpine local had fallen approximately 2.5metres through a skylight on the roof of his home, landing on the floor below.
He sustained a number of injuries in the fall and required surgery in Townsville to repair the damage caused from the fall.
The patient was transferred to Townsville Hospital on board the RACQ CQ Rescue helicopter with the crew landing back in Mackay just before 3am this morning.
Originally published as Man flown to Townsville after fall from skylight
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