Mount Isa's RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter has airlifted a woman in her 80s who fell while walking at Cawnpore Lookout in Middleton,430km south-east of Mount Isa, Wednesday afternoon.
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The woman - who had been visiting the area from Rockhampton - was walking along the track at around 1.30pm when she fell, suffering a suspected fractured ankle.
The Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) treated the woman, before the Mount Isa RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter landed at the scene. She was airlifted to Mount Isa Hospital for treatment.
The rescue was the sixth mission performed in the new BK117 helicopter, following its arrival in Mount Isa three weeks ago.
Derek Barry
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
