Hor-ror on the Mountain: Rock Climber Critical After 20-Metre Fall as Rescuers Make a Desperate Last-Ditch Move
A woman is fighting for life after falling about 20 metres while rock climbing at a popular mountain in Queensland’s Scenic Rim.
Emergency services were called to Mount French, about 100 kilometres west of Brisbane, just before 11am today following reports that a climber had fallen.
Rock climber fighting for life after 20-metre fall at Queensland mountain. 9News
The woman, believed to be in her 20s, was rock climbing with a group when she plunged about 20 metres, suffering significant head and arm injuries.
Rescue firefighters reached the woman shortly after 11.30am before specialist crews attempted to winch her from the mountain.
But the dense bushland made an aerial rescue impossible.
Paramedics carried the woman out to a waiting ambulance, which transported her to Boonah Airfield. 9News
Instead, paramedics carried the woman out to a waiting ambulance, which transported her to Boonah Airfield, where she was transferred to a rescue helicopter.
She was flown to Princess Alexandra Hospital about 2pm in a potentially life-threatening condition, where she remains.
No other climbers were injured in the fall.
