Man suffers life-threatening back injury in parachuting incident on the Sunshine Coast

Sarah Keszler
7NEWS
A man has been left with life threatening-injuries after a parachuting incident off Kings Beach.
A man has been left with life threatening-injuries after a parachuting incident off Kings Beach. Credit: Google Maps

A man is fighting for life after a horrific parachuting incident on the Sunshine Coast.

The man, believed to be in his 50s, was parachuting off King’s Beach when he hit a tree and fell approximately 6m, near Spender Lane, about 12.40pm on Friday.

Critical care paramedics treated the man for a life-threatening back injury before he was rushed to Sunshine Coast University Hospital.

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