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Austrian Tourist Airlifted After Six-Metre Fall at Bushrangers Bay

Police report non-life-threatening injuries following a complex tide-sensitive rescue.

Overview

  • Emergency services were called about 1:15pm to rocks below the Cape Schanck cliffs at Bushrangers Bay.
  • The police helicopter, Air Ambulance and SES responded, with drones used to help coordinate access over rough terrain.
  • Paramedics treated the woman on the rocks and moved her to higher ground to avoid the rising tide before a helicopter winch extraction.
  • She was flown to The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, with police describing her injuries as non-life-threatening and a paramedic noting missing teeth plus suspected hip and wrist injuries.
  • She is believed to have climbed the 12-metre Elephant Rock before falling, and the case was reported as the second rock fall and seventh rescue in Victoria this week.