Man in his 60s dead after report of snake bite in Lockyer Valley

Police will prepare a report for the coroner following the death of a man after a report of snake bite.

A MAN in his 60s has died reportedly after being bitten by a snake on a property in the Lockyer Valley.

A news report that paramedics were on scene and that a medical helicopter had been deployed to a property in Kensington Grove near Hatton Vale in the Lockyer Valley about 10.30am.

The report said the patient was in a critical condition after a reported snake bite about 9.53am.

Queensland Police released a statement Saturday afternoon which read: “Queensland Police will prepare a report for the coroner following the sudden and non-suspicious death of a man in his 60s on a private property at Kensington Grove on Saturday, January 28, following a reported snake bite.”