Cairns waterfall injury: Rescue underway at Crystal Cascades

UPDATE: A man has been taken to Cairns Hospital in a stable condition after injuring himself at a Cairns waterfall on Saturday.

Crystal Cascades waterfalls, part of Freshwater Creek in the Redlynch Valley. PICTURE: BRENDAN RADKE

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UPDATE: A MAN has been taken to Cairns Hospital in a stable condition after injuring himself at Crystal Cascades on Saturday.

Authorities could not confirm if he had dived in the swimming hole, or slipped, and hurt himself.

EARLIER: EMERGENCY services are currently trying to reach a person who has fallen at Crystal Cascades in Redlynch.

Emergency services respond to calls after a man fell down Crystal Cascades waterfall on February 29, 2020. PIC: ANNA ROGERS

Queensland Ambulance Services crew have requested help from Queensland Fire and Emergency Services to winch a stretcher up to the patient.

QAS received a call about the incident about 12.45pm.

Crews on scene this afternoon. PIC: ANNA ROGERS

Plenty of Redlynch residents heard several emergency vehicles racing to the area.

Originally published as Cairns waterfall injury: Rescue underway at Crystal Cascades