Noosa News
Pegunny Station workers’ quick-thinking actions save life of stockman Riley Tomlin

Riley Tomlin lay bleeding, dying in a central Queensland field without reception, kilometres away from the nearest town.
Key points:
- A central Queensland cattle station worker impaled his leg in a motorbike crash
- His workmates’ heroic actions saved his life through applying pressure to his injuries and getting help
- They used a satellite GPS messenger device to send an instant SOS signal to rescuers with his exact location
Pegunny Station manager Pat McKenna was just days into his job when he used his hands to put pressure on his workmate’s gaping wound and prayed he would live.
He was helped by a young colleague who pressed a button on a pager-like device clipped to the injured man’s leather belt. It summoned a helicopter rescue crew who…
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