An expectant mother was airlifted to hospital after becoming trapped in flood water while in labour.
The Toowoomba-based RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter crew were called to the Lockyer Valley region, west of Brisbane, after a woman in labor was reported trapped in her home by rising waters. on Sunday.
Queensland Ambulance Service paramedics were unable to reach the woman safely by road due to flooding in the Lockyer Valley region.
Fortunately, the woman’s neighbor, who is a veterinarian, was able to provide initial care until the helicopter was able to land on the property at 11 a.m. Sunday.
The crew then stabilized her for her flight to Toowoomba.
A woman in labor was trapped in her home by rising waters on Sunday. Supplied
The rising water level prevented the ambulance from reaching the scene. Supplied
However, due to weather conditions, the woman was airlifted to the Toowoomba RACQ LifeFlight Rescue base, where she was met by paramedics who then took her to Toowoomba Hospital.
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