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HomeNewsLatest news in brief: Family treated after Noosa Heads fire

Latest news in brief: Family treated after Noosa Heads fire

Woman and baby taken to hospital after Noosa Heads fire

Paramedics assessed a man, a woman and a baby for smoke inhalation at the scene of a kitchen fire on Noosa Drive in Noosa Heads at 10pm on Sunday 8 December.

All patients were reported to be in stable conditions, with the woman and infant taken to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital.

Car and e-scooter accident in Mooloolaba

Paramedics took a stable man in his 30s to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital with minor injuries after a car and e-scooter crash on the Sunshine Motorway southbound at 2.45am on Saturday 7 December.

Man missing from hike at Mount Beerwah

Police resumed a search and rescue operation on Monday 9 December to find a 20-year-old man missing since 8 December.

The man is believed to have been hiking at Mount Beerwah and was last heard from around 1pm.

A search and rescue operation began at Mount Beerwah on Sunday but was hampered by weather in the evening.

Various assets have been deployed to the area as part of the search including police officers on foot, Polair and SES drone capabilities.

Anyone with information is urged to contact to police.

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