Woman crushed by falling tree on bushwalk
9News Staff
A Gold Coast woman has been airlifted to hospital after being crushed by falling tree.
The woman heard a large crack while bushwalking on Mount Tamborine before the large tree fell on her.
The woman was 100 metres down an embankment in dense bush, creating difficulties for rescuers.
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A woman has been crushed by a falling tree. 9News
Queensland Ambulance paramedics worked with Fire and Rescue and SES using a rope system to pull her to safety.
A helicopter was called in to pull her off the mountain.
She was taken to Princess Alexandra Hospital in a stable condition with back, shoulder and pelvic injuries.
Rescuers used a rope system to pull her from the embankment. 9News
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