FILE PHOTO: A surfer was injured at Noosa Heads yesterday. Photo: Lachie Millard
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Day in the water ends in horror injury for surfer
28th Jan 2020 7:00 AM
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A SURFER has been flown to hospital after he suffered a spinal injury in the water at Noosa Heads yesterday evening.
Paramedics and a rescue helicopter were called to the incident, off Park Rd and Mitti St, and treated the man, aged in his 30s, at the rocks.
#Noosa - Lifesavers have rescued a surfer with suspected spinal injuries in the national park. The patient is being airlifted to hospital. pic.twitter.com/k23scFMZDS
— Surf Life Saving Queensland (SLSQ) (@lifesavingqld) January 27, 2020
The RACQ LifeFlight Rescue crew had to carefully exit the chopper as it hovered above the rocks.
The man was taken by road to a nearby park and then flown to the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital.
He was in a serious but stable condition with a suspected spinal injury.
