THE SUNSHINE Coast-based LifeFlight were in action on the afternoon of Sunday, February 22, doing what they do best, with the aeromedical team successfully winching a man from Mt Coolum.

At 11.25 am, the helicopter was sent to a walking track on the mountain where a man in his 20s had sustained a lower leg injury.

Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) paramedics treated the patient on the scene first for a lower leg injury, and in a multi-agency response, Queensland Police Service (QPS) officers and Queensland Fire Department (QFD) firefighters also attended the incident.

The LifeFlight rescue crew officer, along with the critical care QAS flight paramedic were winched down to the patient, who was winched back into the helicopter.

The patient, in his 20s, was airlifted to Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a stable condition for further treatment.

The Advertiser has footage of the rescue on our Facebook page. Simply head to ‘Coolum Advertiser’ and look for the post on February 22.