June 24, 2013
A man lost in bushland for several hours near Jimna was located and rescued by the AGL Action Rescue Helicopter yesterday.
The 23-year-old from Brisbane had been camping with friends at Landcruiser Mountain Park when he wandered away about 6:00am.
Several hours later he phoned triple zero. He reported that he had fallen asleep and woken next to a dirt track surrounded by bushland. He was cold, dehydrated and disoriented.
The AGL Action Rescue Helicopter was tasked just before 11:00am to search for the man.
En route to the park’s homestead, pilot Andrew Caton spotted an orange fleck.
He turned the helicopter around to investigate and saw a man lying on the ground (see video below).
The helicopter’s medical crew was dropped into an open area of bush.
They flagged down a 4WD and aided by directions from the helicopter overhead, were driven to the scene.
The flight doctor and flight paramedic treated the man for dehydration and mild hypothermia.
He was airlifted to Nambour General Hospital in a stable condition.
