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Subscriber only A man has been flown to hospital with lower leg injuries after a skydiving accident at Tyagarah. The Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter said in a statement they were tasked to the airfield by NSW Ambulance about 7.30pm on Thursday. They were responding to a report of a parachuting accident at Tyagarah with initial reports that two parachuters had collided during the jump . NSW Ambulance Paramedics and the Helicopter Critical Care Medical Team treated and stabilised a 35-year-old male for lower leg injuries after colliding mid free fall from 10,000 feet with a fellow parachutist, the service said.
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Subscriber only A MAN was taken to hospital with serious injuries after becoming wedged between a train and the platform at a Gold Coast station. Emergency services were called to the scene at Robina Station about 7.40pm Tuesday. The man was freed and was taken to Gold Coast University Hospital in a serious but stable condition with chest and pelvic injuries. It is unclear how the incident occurred. The incident did cause delays to the train network, according to information by TransLink.
A man is fighting for life in hospital after falling off his bike at Byron Bay this morning. Bystanders performed CPR on the 83-year-old cyclist before emergency crews arrived at the Cavanbah Centre shortly before 11 o'clock. He was airlifted to the Gold Coast University Hospital. (NO AUDIO) by Lachlan Grant | NBN News-News, Sport & Weather
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Subscriber only A man was flown from Byron Bay to the Gold Coast University Hospital in a critical condition this morning. Just after 10.45am, paramedics responded to reports a man had fallen off his bicycle on Ewingsdale Rd. Bystanders and council workers were praised by NSW Ambulance for assisting the man before paramedics arrived. Four ambulance crews and the Westpac Rescue Helicopter were dispatched to the scene NSW AMbulance Paramedics and the Helicopter Critical Care Medical Team assisted in treatment and stabilising the 83-year-old male. CPR was performed by paramedics until the patient had a return of circulation.