Glass House Mountains fall: Female child injured after falling from track
A small girl has been flown to Queensland Children’s Hospital after suffering serious injuries in a fall on a popular Sunshine Coast mountain track. UPDATES.
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A child has suffered serious injuries after falling from a popular hiking track in the Glass House Mountains.
Paramedics and fire crews rushed to Mt Ngungun after the primary school-aged girl fell 4m from the track near Fullerton's Rd about 7.40am on Saturday, October 29.
A Queensland Ambulance spokeswoman said the child had suffered facial, head and arm injuries.
The girl was taken down the mountain using a stretcher and met an RACQ LifeFlight rescue helicopter which landed at a nearby sports field.
She was flown to Queensland Children’s Hospital in a stable condition for treatment.
It’s understood the girl tripped down stairs on the track while walking with her family.
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