The Sunshine Coast-based RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter crew has winched a man to safety after he plunged 20 metres while rock climbing.
The rescue chopper was tasked to the Glass House Mountains at around 12pm.
The man was rock climbing with a friend when he fell.
It is believed a safety rope halted his fall and his mate was able to lower him to the ground.
He suffered injuries to his head and limbs.
Due to the rocky terrain and lack of landing area, the rescue crew decided it was safest to winch the RACQ LifeFlight Rescue Critical Care Doctor and Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) Flight Paramedic, along with a stretcher, down to the patient.
The chopper pilot landed the aircraft nearby while the medical crew treated the patient and strapped him into the stretcher.
The pilot then circled back to carefully hoist the medical team and injured climber back into the helicopter.
The patient, aged in his 20s, was airlifted to Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a stable condition.
