The Royal Flying Doctor Service is celebrating its 97th anniversary this Flying Doctor Day.

Click PLAY to hear from a RFDS patient.

To mark the occasion, they are working to raise $1.2 million for aeromedical equipment, with every dollar raised being matched by generous benefactors.

6PR Breakfast hosts Millsy and Karl spoke to Paul Boon, who praised the RFDS’s amazing work after suffering a cardiac arrest on Cable Beach.

“I found myself in a little bit of a difficult situation,” he said.

Hear more highlights from Millsy and Karl below and download the 6PR app on i0S or Android to ensure you don’t miss a thing!

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