Woman dies from lightning strike

A 21-year-old woman died after being struck by lightning at Cooroy.

A 21-year-old woman has died after being struck by lightning at the Cooroy Sporting Complex on Thursday evening.

Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) said paramedics were tasked to reports of a person struck by lightning at a location on Mary River Road at 5.14pm.

One patient, a woman in her 20s, was treated in a life-threatening condition and transported to Nambour Hospital with Critical Care Paramedics on board, QAS said.

The woman succumbed to her injuries and police will prepare a report for the Coroner.