UPDATE: Patient airlifted off Fraser Island after snake bite


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UPDATE: A patient was airlifted off Fraser Island after being bitten by a snake.
The person was taken to Hervey Bay Hospital.
They were in a stable condition.
EARLIER: A rescue helicopter is on its way to Fraser Island after a person was bitten by a snake on Tuesday morning.
The snake bite happened on Warry St about 9.11am.
Paramedics are assessing the patient at the scene.
More to come.
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