A 26-year-old man has been airlifted to Cairns in a serious but stable condition following an alleged wounding incident outside the Cooktown Hospital on Hope Street on Thursday morning. Photo: Supplied.
A man has been airlifted to Cairns Hospital following an alleged wounding incident in Cooktown on Thursday morning.
Shortly after 4am on 20 March, police were called to a Hope Street health facility, understood to be the Cooktown Hospital emergency department, following reports a 26-year-old man had presented with serious injuries.
It is alleged an altercation occurred between two men known to each other on the street outside the hospital.
The injured man was flown to Cairns in a serious but stable condition, and police arrested a 24-year-old man at the facility.
The 24-year-old man was charged with one count of grievous bodily harm domestic violence offence.
He is due to appear in the Cooktown Magistrates Court on 31 March.
Investigations are ongoing, and police as asking members of the public with information to call Policelink on 13 14 44 or the Cooktown police station.
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