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LifeFlight records 46 per cent spikein calls
LifeFlight crews in the Darling Downs and South West Queensland have recorded a 46 per cent increase in the number of missions flown from 2022 to 2023.The Toowoomba-based RACQ LifeLight Rescue and the Roma-based LifeFlight Surat Gas Aeromedical Service crews flew a combined 959 missions in 2023.The two chopper crews clocked up 1397 flying hours, on missions covering much of southern Queensland and northern NSW.LifeFlight Australia chief executive Lee Schofield said the high number and diverse nature of the rescues demonstrated the importance of the service.

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