Qld woman, 81, trapped in wreck for 9 hours
An 81-year-old woman was cut free after spending up to nine hours trapped in the wreckage of her car in the Gold Coast hinterland.
The car had rolled 20m down an embankment, coming to rest on its side against a tree 15 metres below a road at Mudgeeraba on Thursday.
The woman was discovered by her son trapped in her car down an embankment. Photo: 7 News
She was found about 7pm by her son, after she failed to return from a midday outing.
The woman was taken to hospital in a serious condition with the trauma specialist on board suffering from a broken ankle.
The woman suffered a fractured ankle and was taken to hospital. Photo: 7 News
Paul Young, Operations Supervisor for the Queensland Ambulance Service, said: "We got a call soon after 7pm saying that a car had gone done down an embankment.
Paul Young, from the Queensland Ambulance Service, described the rescue. Photo: 7 News
"Once we got the patient out the vehicle we found she had a She had a fractured ankle and
"The Queensland Fire Service removed the roof so we could remove the patient and departed for the local hospital."
