Missing man rescued from bottom of cliff near his Tamborine Mountain home
A Queensland man missing for two days has been found alive and winched to safety from the bottom of a cliff near his home.
Vincent Heuston, 66, was found 100 metres down an embankment just after 10am on Saturday, close to his Tamborine Mountain home.
He was winched to safety this afternoon and taken to Gold Coast University Hospital in a stable condition.
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A neighbour heard his calls for help last night and raised the alarm with the police.
"It's just purely lucky that I went to my bedroom window upstairs in the house, opened it and I heard a call for help," Howard Edmunds said.
"I thought 'he's down there', so I immediately raced up to the police station."
Sparking a multi-agency operation, the biggest challenge was visibility.
Emergency services searched through the night with no luck.
A Queensland Ambulance spokeswoman said Mr Heuston was suffering from pelvic pain and exposure to the elements.
He was first reported missing on Wednesday afternoon.
Vincent Heuston was reported missing on Wednesday and found injured but alive near his home. Queensland Police
The successful mission was a joint emergency services operation, with assistance from Queensland Police, Queensland Ambulance, Queensland Fire and Emergency and the Queensland Rescue Helicopter.
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