Delicate rescue mission to save man who fell 20 metres off Gold Coast cliff
A man who sparked a delicate rescue mission on the Gold Coast is recovering in hospital after falling 20 metres off a cliff.
The 58-year-old man was walking along a popular track in the Springbrook National Park in the hinterland yesterday afternoon when he fell.
His rescue was made more difficult by the rugged terrain.
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The rugged terrain in the national park made for a difficult rescue. 9News
Paramedics had to winch down to the patient. 9News
Assistant Executive Manager at Queensland Ambulance Service, Adam Flory, said a rescue helicopter had to be deployed after paramedics winched their way to the patient.
"A long, windy tracks that we face in the national park, actually makes it very hard to extricate critical patients in that environment," he said.
"Cases like these, when you've got to go into a national park, are very prolonged ... there is a whole different degree of risk involved.
"Hence the activation of the rescue helicopter."
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The man slipped while walking along a popular track in the Springbrook National Park in the Gold Coast hinterland. 9News
The patient was airlifted to hospital in a serious condition. 9News
The man sustained serious injuries to his pelvis, chest and abdomen.
He was airlifted to hospital in a serious condition but is said to be stable as of this morning.
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