CQ Rescue chopper flies unresponsive Armstrong Beach camper to hospital
The RACQ CQ Rescue chopper was tasked to take the camper to hospital after he was found unconscious in a tent.
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A camper has been flown to hospital after being found unresponsive on a beach south of Mackay.
The RACQ CQ Rescue chopper was tasked to Armstrong Beach after the camper, believed to be in their 40s, was found unconscious in a tent.
A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said paramedics went to Miran Khan Drive about 2.30pm to respond to a patient experiencing a medial episode.
An RACQ CQ Rescue spokeswoman said the chopper was tasked and took the camper in a semi-conscious state to Mackay Base Hospital about 4.15pm where doctors were assessing the person for a suspected overdose.
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