Saving lives
for 90 years.

The Royal Flying Doctor Service airlifts 100 Australians every day. Here are their stories.

Scarlett
Aged 6 months
Laura
Saving baby Scarlett

When Morgan’s ‘healthy’ baby girl began vomiting non-stop, little did she know that they would soon be faced with a race against time – and distance – to save young Scarlett’s life.

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Inge
Aged 73
Adelaide
Highway horror

A road-trip across the famous Nullarbor Plain became a nightmare when parts of Inge's body suddenly stopped working.

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Jack
Aged 17
Mt Gambier
A parent's nightmare

Can you imagine being told that your child has been rushed to hospital with such serious injuries you couldn’t be sure that they were still alive?

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Gene
Aged 51
Alice Springs
Heart restarted 54 times

Gene Hildebrand is lucky to be alive after defying the odds in having his heart shocked back into rhythm an incredible 54 times during his emergency RFDS flight to Adelaide.

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Jimmy
Aged 20
Helen Springs
Station
Outback flight saves life

For young stockman Jimmy McGlynn, it was just another day of mustering cattle on a remote Northern Territory cattle station. Until he went missing - resurfacing eight days later in Royal Darwin Hospital.

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Stephen
Aged 52
Kadina
Holiday turns to deadly threat

A severe attack of abdominal pain in the middle of the night while on an outback holiday put Stephen Daniel in a deadly race against time to survive – if only he had known it.

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Darryl
Aged 51
Kadina
Teamwork in a heartbeat
saves Darryl

What do you do when time can mean the difference between life and death?

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Fergus
Aged 18
Brunette Downs
Station
A cattleman's crisis

A young man's world is literally turned upside down when a tyre blowout leaves him helpless and bleeding on one of Australia's most remote cattle stations.

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Rick
Aged 38
Loxton
A race against time

Time was running out for Rick Holman, who desperately needed to get to Sydney to receive a donor heart to save his life.

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Gene
Aged 50
Alice Springs
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Heart restarted 54 times.
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