Teenager rushed to hospital
UPDATE 4.45PM: Cannonvale teenager Dustin Fancke, 15, remains in a stable condition in Townsville Hospital after coming off his bicycle this morning.
Dustin was riding in Manooka Drive, Cannonvale, when fell off his bike in a single-bicycle accident.
Dustin's mother Neridah Rich told the Whitsunday Times her son was operated on today, with doctors removing part of his skull and a surface blood clot between his skull and brain.
Miss Rich said remained in intensive care yesterday afternoon.
UPDATE 10.15AM: RACQ CQ Rescue helicopter picked up a teenage boy for transport to Townsville Hospital at about 9.30am following a single bicycle incident in Cannonvale this morning.
Police said the teenager suffered a head injury after coming off his push-bike in Manooka Drive.
The teenager remains in a serious condition.
INITIAL: A TEENAGER has been transported to Proserpine Hospital following a single bicycle incident in Cannonvale this morning.
The youngster was attended to on scene at Manooka Drive by paramedics at 7.53am.
He was then transported in a serious condition under lights and sirens to Proserpine Hospital to meet the RACQ CQ Rescue Helicopter.
