Paraglider suffers life-threatening injuries in mid-air collision at Noosa North Shore on the Sunshine Coast
A female paraglider has suffered potentially life-threatening injuries when she fell several metres onto a cliff face following a mid-air collision in Queensland.
It’s believed two paragliders became entangled at Noosa North Shore on the Sunshine Coast about 2.20pm on Sunday.
One of the paragliders, a woman in her 50s, fell 30m onto a cliff face while the other, a man in his 60s, landed safely on the beach.
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The woman was found with abdominal and back injuries, sparking a multi-agency response involving Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS), Queensland Fire Department (QFD) and Queensland Police Service (QPS).
A LifeFlight helicopter was sent to the scene and a paramedic was winched down to help the woman.
“The QAS flight paramedic was assisted by an off-duty Australian Defence Force (ADF) doctor who initiated first aid,” LifeFlight said.
“The patient was stabilised and stretcher-winched to the LifeFlight helicopter.”
She was flown to Sunshine Coast University Hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries.
The other paraglider involved in the collision was not injured.
Originally published on 7NEWS
