Mass overdose inside Queensland prison

Mass overdose inside Queensland prison as rescue helicopter is called to transport at least five inmates who ‘injected an unknown substance’

  • At least five inmates from a Queensland prison have been airlifted to hospital
  • They are believed to have injected an unknown substance and have overdosed 
  • Two men have been transported to Rockhampton Hospital in a stable condition 

At least five inmates from a Queensland prison have been airlifted to hospital after injecting an unknown substance and overdosing. 

Seven ambulance units and a rescue helicopter responded to what is believed to be a mass overdose at the Capricornia Correctional Centre in Central Queensland.

The prison is now in lock down and working alongside Queensland Ambulance Service, Queensland Health and Queensland Police Service.

The men are all believed to be conscious, and prison staff are monitoring all other inmates to ensure nobody else falls ill.

A spokesman for Queensland Ambulance Service told Daily Mail Australia two of the five men have been transported to Rockhampton Hospital in a stable condition.

The condition of the other three men involved is not yet known. 

More to come. 



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