17-year-old suffers head injuries after falling from cliff at popular swimming spot
FIRST ON 7: A 17-year-old boy has been taken to hospital after falling 15 metres from a waterfall in the Gold Coast hinterland.
The teenager fell into the ravine about 11.30am at the popular swimming spot in Cedar Creek Falls, Tamborine National Park.
Fairfax reports that Queensland Ambulance Service Gold Coast operations supervisor Stuart Cutajar said the teenager was suffering an injury to the back of his head with cuts and bruises to his body.
DEVELOPING: Rescue teams are working to help a 17-year-old man who fell 10-15 metres at Cedar Creek Falls #7News pic.twitter.com/QlO8f4YACC
— 7 News Queensland (@7NewsQueensland) December 1, 2015
Update: 17yo male patient at Cedar Creek Falls, #TamborineMtn is currently being winched up from ravine by vertical rescue team.
— Queensland Ambulance (@QldAmbulance) December 1, 2015
MT TAMBORINE: firefighters are on scene conducting vertical rescue, one person over edge at Cedar Creek Falls.
— Qld Fire & Emergency (@QldFES) December 1, 2015
Paramedics were able to walk in to treat the teenager, but needed to winch him out of the deep gorge.
Video from the 7 News helicopter shows the rescue teams working to help the man who can be seen with a bandage on his head.
He is in a stable condition at Gold Coast University Hospital.
