Remote Queensland town welcomes first baby in 15 YEARS – as dad makes a mad 200km dash to be there

Remote outback town welcomes its first baby in 15 YEARS – as dad makes a mad 280km dash from a cattle mustering camp to be there for the birth

• Farmer’s partner, Jess Harvey, went into labour 500km from Townsville hospital
• Royal Flying Doctor Service flew team to tiny Richmond to help her give birth
• Dad Sam Mcgrath drove 280km on dirt roads for town’s first birth in 15 years

By Peter Vincent For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 02:31 EDT, 26 May 2022 | Updated: 02:31 EDT, 26 May 2022