Queensland ambulance crews hike to rescue woman injured in fall at Lamington National Park

A woman has been found and rescued almost six hours after she fell in a remote section of Lamington National Park while emergency services trekked through ‘horrific conditions’.

A woman has been found and rescued almost six hours after she fell in a remote section of Lamington National Park as emergency services trekked through ‘horrific conditions’.

Queensland Fire and Emergency services were called to a location near Larapinta Falls after a 60-year-old woman fell off a track around 2.45pm.

An ambulance spokesperson said firies and paramedics trekked through ‘horrific conditions’ into the night and found the woman around 8.48pm.

Falls just below Larapinta Falls. Photo by Bob Fairless

However, it took them another nine hours to get her out of the rainforest and into an ambulance.

The spokesperson said there was no aerial support due to the weather and emergency services had to find their way through “very, very steep terrain”.

The spokesperson said at 5am she was being taken to Logan Hospital in a stable condition with a wrist and back injury.

#Lamington - Paramedics are proceeding to a patient who has reportedly fallen on a trail near the Larapinta Falls at 2.46pm. A delayed extrication is expected, the incident is ongoing. pic.twitter.com/jS7Bj2SFFy

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Rescue under way for woman injured on remote bushwalk

Ambulance crews were facing a long night of hiking to reach a woman injured in a fall in a remote section of Lamington National Park on Sunday.

Emergency services were called to a spot near Larapinta Falls after a bushwalker fell on a track around 2.45pm.

Queensland Ambulance Service said a “delayed extrication” of the patient, a woman in her 60s, was expected.

Initial reports said the woman had suffered wrist and back injuries.

Due to windy weather and the time of day, the rescue helicopter was unable to be tasked to the scene, so crews were expecting a three-hour hike to reach the woman.