A injured motorcyclist was lucky to be found by children who raised the alarm after the male biker suffered an accident in a remote stretch of road.
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The Mount Isa-based RACQ LifeFlight Rescue chopper was called to airlifted the injured motorcyclist to hospital, after he was reportedly found by a group of children.
The incident happened on Friday, October 4 and it is believed the man, aged in his 50s, was unconscious for up to fifteen minutes.
The rescue helicopter was called to the scene, north-west of Mount Isa, just before 1.30pm.
It landed at a nearby property, where the patient was being cared for.
Queensland Ambulance Service paramedics and a volunteer firefighter from Queensland Fire and Emergency Service were also called to the scene.
The QAS Flight Paramedic helped treat the man for serious head injuries.
He was then flown to Mount Isa Hospital, where he remains in a stable condition.
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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.
