Woman trapped in crevice for 7hrs after dropping phone on bushwalk in NSW Hunter Valley

One Gen Zer has endured a terrifying ordeal after falling through a gap in a crevice and becoming trapped upside down for 7 horrifying hours.

How far have you gone to get your phone back?

Probably not as far as one Gen Zer who spent a harrowing seven hours hanging upside-down in a deep crevice in regional NSW after attempting to retrieve her dropped device.

The dramatic ordeal unfolded in the Hunter Valley on October 12, where rescue paramedics had to move several heavy boulders to free her from her precarious position.

The woman, aged in her 20s, was walking with friends when her phone slipped into a three-metre crevice between two boulders.

In an effort to retrieve it, she fell headfirst into the gap, leaving her suspended upside-down by her feet.

Her friends tried desperately to free her but when their efforts failed, they hiked out to find phone reception and call for help.

A woman in her 20s has endured a terrifying ordeal after falling through a gap while trying to reach her dropped mobile phone.

By the time emergency services arrived, she had already been stuck “between a rock and a hard place” for over an hour, according to NSW Ambulance.

A multidisciplinary team of rescue paramedics was dispatched, facing the daunting task of creating safe access to the woman by removing boulders — one of which weighed 500kg — using a specialised winch.

A multidisciplinary team of rescue paramedics was dispatched, facing the daunting task of creating safe access to the woman by removing boulders.

After hours of careful effort, the rescuers were finally able to access her feet and begin the delicate task of navigating her out through a tight S-bend.

“In my 10 years as a rescue paramedic, I had never encountered a job quite like this,” said Peter Watts, a specialist rescue paramedic.

“It was challenging but incredibly rewarding.”

The team had to built a hardwood frame around the area as they got to work.

After hours of careful effort, the rescuers were finally able to access her feet and begin the delicate task of navigating her out through a tight S-bend, a process that took another hour.

Despite the ordeal, she escaped with only minor scratches and bruises but without her phone, which was unable to be recovered.

NSW Ambulance praised the coordinated efforts of all involved in the rescue.

“Every agency had a role, and we all worked incredibly well together to achieve a good outcome for the patient,” Watts added.