Young boy hospitalised after plummeting 10 metres when rope swing snapped
A 12-year-old boy has suffered serious injuries after falling 10 metres when a rope swing snapped in Queensland.
The boy was swinging on a makeshift swing near Riverbreeze Crescent in Maudsland around 1.30pm when he fell 10 metres down a creek embankment onto rocks.
"He was here with friends down at the creek swinging from a rope," Queensland Police's Brendan Wiblen said.
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The boy was on a makeshift rope swing when it snapped. 9News
He tumbled 10 metres into the creek embankment. 9News
The boy suffered pelvic and wrist injuries and was taken to Gold Coast University Hospital in a serious but stable condition.
Police have pulled down the swing from the popular site.
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