The LifeFlight Sunshine Coast-based aeromedical crew today winched a climber off a mountain.
It’s believed the man, aged in his 20s, fell around 20 metres and was injured.
The rescue chopper was tasked to the Glass House mountains at 10:31am.
Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) paramedics and Queensland Fire Department (QFD) personnel were on scene treating the patient prior to the helicopter arriving.
The LifeFlight rescue crewman and QAS flight paramedic were winched down to further assist the patient who had suffered head and limb injuries.
They were winched back into the helicopter and the patient was flown to Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital for further treatment.
