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Rescue crews brave heatwave, rough terrain to airlift hiker in 24-hour mission at Mount Superbus
Emergency services are praising crew members who “took a massive leap of faith” by staying by the side of an injured hiker overnight on south-east Queensland’s highest mountain.
Key points:
- Emergency services were unable to rescue the injured man due to the rough terrain
- Two SES members and a critical care paramedic spent Saturday night on the mountain with the injured man after hiking to his location
- The rescue crew cleared the terrain with a chainsaw so the man could be winched to the helicopter
The man, aged in his 20s, was hiking with his brother at Mount Superbus, north-east of Killarney in the Main Range National Park, on Saturday morning when he slipped and fell off a cliff.
The pair used a GPS device to call for help.
Paramedics,…
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