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Woman airlifted to hospital following snorkelling incident

September 15, 2025 9:08 am in by
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A woman has been airlifted to hospital following a snorkelling incident at Heron Island.

The incident happened just after 1:30 yesterday afternoon (September 14), on the popular tourist-island 87-kays north-east of Gladstone.

The woman in her 60s has been flown to hospital in Rockhampton in a stable condition.

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