(Photo: RACQ CareFlight)
July 16, 2015
A seriously injured man was winched from the scene of a woodcutting accident near Mungy, east of Eidsvold, this morning.
An RACQ CareFlight spokesman said it is believed the 25-year-old man was felling trees when he was forced backwards, lost his footing, and fell about 4 metres over a cliff.
He suffered multiple injuries as a result.
CareFlight’s Bundaberg-based helicopter was despatched to the scene just before 8:30am, and arrived shortly after.
Due to steep, heavily forested terrain around the accident site, the CareFlight crew were forced to land at a nearby clearing where they were met by a second woodcutter who drove the flight paramedic to the injured man.
After being stabilised, the patient was winched into the helicopter.
The man was flown to Bundaberg Hospital in a serious but stable condition.
