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RACQ LifeFlight chopper airlifts injured child to Toowoomba Hospital

The primary school aged boy was injured on a property in the Maranoa district. See what happened here:

Hiker winched to safety by rescue chopper

The Toowoomba-based RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter was tasked to transport a young child to hospital after he suffered a head injury at a property in the Maranoa region on Saturday.

It’s believed the primary school-aged boy had been attending a working stock event when a horse kicked a gate, knocking him to the ground.

The rescue chopper flew to the scene shortly before 9am Saturday.

RACQ LifeFlight medical team prepare to airlift a young child to Toowoomba Hospital after an incident on a Maranoa property on Saturday, October 1, 2022. Picture: RACQ LifeFlight
RACQ LifeFlight medical team prepare to airlift a young child to Toowoomba Hospital after an incident on a Maranoa property on Saturday, October 1, 2022. Picture: RACQ LifeFlight

The pilot was able to land the aircraft near the incident where the aeromedical team joined Queensland Ambulance Service paramedics were treating the injured child.

Once he was stabilised, the boy was airlifted to Toowoomba Hospital in a stable condition.

Original URL: https://www.thechronicle.com.au/truecrimeaustralia/police-courts-toowoomba/racq-lifeflight-chopper-airlifts-injured-child-to-toowoomba-hospital/news-story/be3154a3f995bdeffa0e8aca31d30e65