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Quad bike rider rescued after rollover

The Sunshine Coast-based RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter was tasked to the Fraser Coast region on Tuesday 14 November after a man rolled a quad bike off a sandy embankment in a national park.

It is believed he was sitting on the quad bike when the sand bank gave way, and it rolled before landing less than a metre away from a creek.

Despite terrible phone reception the man managed to get through to triple-0.

The chopper was tasked around 3.30pm.

The pilot landed the aircraft in a nearby national park clearing and the rescue crew walked a short distance to the incident scene.

The Critical Care Doctor and Flight Paramedic treated the man, aged in his 70s, for head lacerations and chest injuries.

He was flown to Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a stable condition for further treatment.

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