Hours-long rescue operation to save paraglider from 80m sand cliff near Rainbow Beach in Queensland
An injured paraglider was stuck for hours after crashing into an 80m sand cliff on a Queensland beach.
The man, aged in his 20s, was paragliding near the Murrawa Lookout Track Great Walk in Cooloola when he crashed into the sand cliff near Rainbow Beach at 5.26pm on Tuesday.
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“The rescue was a multi-agency, three-hour effort which included four Queensland Fire Department teams, SES volunteers, Queensland Ambulance Service paramedics and Queensland Police officers,” a LifeFight spokesperson said.
The man was treated “under torchlight” for suspected spinal and back injuries before a rescue helicopter was able to winch him out.
He was flown to the Sunshine University Hospital in a stable condition.
Originally published on 7NEWS
