GIRU: Man in life-threatening condition after water rescue

An emergency helicopter has been dispatched to Giru after a man was found in a life-threatening condition on private property following a “water incident”. BREAKING.

GENERIC PICTURE: Rescue helicopter. Picture Lachie Millard

UPDATE 4.32pm

Queensland Ambulance have confirmed they are on scene and treating a man in his 60s who’s in a life threatening condition after he became trapped inside a “water pod”.

“There is a significant amount of water he potentially became entrapped in,” a spokesperson said.

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An emergency helicopter has been dispatched to Giru after a man was found in a life-threatening condition on private property following a “water incident”.

Ambulance crews are currently on scene at the Hodel Rd address, attending the man.

Queensland Ambulance described the situation as a “water incident”.

Fire crews said they were informed of the emergency at 3.38pm, but the only details they had was a person was trapped.

Police are also on their way to the scene, Queensland Police said the initial call out was reported as an industrial accident.

Information received at 4.13pm.

More details to come.

Originally published as GIRU: Man in life-threatening condition after water rescue