Noosa News
Mount Isa teen rides motorbike with broken leg to get help for unconscious friend
A teenager has ridden a motorbike for 20 kilometres with a broken leg to get help for his unconscious friend, who was stuck in a ditch south of Mount Isa.
Key points:
- Three teenagers were riding motorbikes at an old granite mine south of Mount Isa when two were injured
- A 17-year-old rode 20 kilometres with a broken leg to raise the alarm
- A rescue helicopter flew the two other teens to hospital
The group of three teenagers were riding on a track south of the town on Sunday, when two of them were involved in a crash at an old granite mine, known locally as “the granites”, which has no mobile reception.
After the crash, the uninjured friend remained at the scene with the second boy who was unconscious while the 17-year-old with a broken leg…
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