Injured schoolboy rescued from top of Victoria's second-highest mountain

An injured schoolboy is being rescued from Victoria's second-highest mountain.

The 16-year-old is stuck on Mount Feathertop, in the Alpine National Park, and has sprained his ankle and is unable to walk out of the difficult terrain, the SES said on Friday.

The boy is part of a school camping group.

Three SES volunteers set off from Harrietville at first light for the eight-hour round-trip to stretcher him out.