Overview

• A 63-year-old man from Utchee Creek fell about 20 metres from his motorised parachute near Mena Creek just before 5:40pm on Monday
• Paramedics arriving at the remote Polich Road site found him with multiple serious leg injuries and called for an aerial evacuation
• He was airlifted to Cairns Hospital but died during the flight due to the severity of his trauma
• The incident highlights the dangers of powered parachuting in rural Queensland where delayed medical evacuations can worsen outcomes
• Under Queensland law, authorities will conduct a formal coroner’s inquest following the joint police and aviation investigation