Disaster at Mount French! Woman Seriously Injured After Plu-nging 20 Metres From Cliff 😱
A young woman remains in hospital after a horror fall during a rock climbing trip in Queensland’s Scenic Rim.
She plunged about 20m at Mount French on Saturday morning, triggering a major emergency response in difficult bushland.
Emergency crews were called to the mountain, about 100km west of Brisbane, just before 11am after reports a climber had been seriously injured.
The young climber was left fighting for life. Picture: 7 NEWS
When paramedics reached the scene near Mount French Rd, they found the woman, aged in her 20s, with critical injuries.
A Queensland Ambulance Service spokesperson said she had suffered “significant head injuries”.
She was also reported to have suffered serious arm injuries after the fall, which happened while she was climbing with a group about 10.45am.
The rescue operation was complicated by dense bushland, which made it difficult for emergency crews to reach and extract her from where she had landed.
Dense bushland complicated the rescue and forced crews to move the woman before she could be evacuated by helicopter. Picture: 7 NEWS
A rescue helicopter was sent from Brisbane, but the woman first had to be moved before she could be safely winched or loaded for evacuation.
She was eventually flown to Princess Alexandra Hospital shortly before 1pm in a life-threatening condition.
Authorities confirmed on Sunday morning that the woman remained in hospital, but her condition had stabilised.
Footage aired by 7News showed emergency crews gathered at the base of the mountain, while people were seen inspecting climbing routes from the bottom of the cliff face.
