A man has died after falling from a wind turbine north of Mackay, Queensland.
A man in his 30s fell approximately 20 meters when a wind tower collapsed into Lake Proserpine on the Whitsunday coast on Thursday afternoon.
Queensland Ambulance Service confirmed crews were called to the property on Station Road at 12.40pm.
Shortly afterwards the crew of a helicopter was notified.
A man in his 30s fell approximately 20 meters when a wind tower collapsed into Proserpine Lake on the Whitsunday coast on Thursday afternoon.
Queensland Ambulance Service confirmed crews were called to the property on Station Road at 12:40 p.m.
Paramedics assessed him for critical injuries, but he tragically died at the scene.
It is unclear what caused the tower to fall.
It is understood Workplace Health and Safety Queensland will launch investigations following the incident.
WhatsNew2Day Australia has contacted Queensland Workplace Health and Safety for comment.