RACQ CareFlight continues Queensland flood rescues

Last night around 6pm, an RACQ CareFlight helicopter airlifted a critically ill man from Stanthorpe Hospital to Toowoomba Hospital, with roads cut off by flood waters in the Stanthorpe area.

The man was suffering from severe septicaemia and was in a critical condition when airlifted. He was expected to be treated in Toowoomba Hospital’s ICU.

Around 6am today an RACQ Careflight helicopter was tasked Dalby to treat and airlift a 62-year-old man suffering from chest pain and shortness of breath.

Around 9.30am today a second RACQ CareFlight helicopter airlifted an 81-year-old woman with a cardiac condition from Warwick to Brisbane. She was airlifted from Warwick Hospital to the Royal Brisbane Hospital helipad, and then onto St Andrew’s Private Hospital by road.

For media inquiries please call the CareFlight 24/7 media number - 0448 844 197