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- Man airlifted to hospital in critical condition
- Became buried in sand on Bribie Island
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A young man has been airlifted to hospital critical condition after he fell into a hole and became buried in sand on a popular island north of Brisbane.
Emergency services raced to Bribie Island shortly before 2pm on Saturday and could only access the scene via the beach.
A Queensland Ambulance spokeswoman confirmed paramedics were still treating the critically injured patient at the scene two hours later.
The RACQ Lifeflight helicopter landed on the beach close to the scene as possible with a rescue critical care doctor and flight paramedic on board.
Emergency services raced to Bribie Island to rescue a young man buried in sand after falling into a hole
‘The aeromedical crew joined QAS paramedics, Queensland Police Service and Queensland Fire and Emergency Service officers who had responded to the incident,’ a Life Flight statement read.
Emergency service personnel worked together to transfer the injured man, to the rescue helicopter.
The man aged in his 20s was airlifted to Brisbane’s Princess Alexandra Hospital in actitical condition.
No other details are available at this early stage.
Bribie Island is the smallest and most northerly of three major sand islands forming the coastline sheltering the northern part of Moreton Bay.
The LifeFlight helicopter landed on the beach as close to the scene as possible
Bribie Island is major sand island in the Moreton Bay region north of Brisbane
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