Woman hospitalised after falling 5m at Noosa cliff face in Paradise Caves

A woman has been flown to hospital after she fell 5m from a cliff face near a popular tourist spot.

A woman has been winched to safety after she fell 5m from a beachfront cliff onto rocks at a secluded hiking spot.

Paramedics rushed to cliff near Paradise Caves at Sunshine Beach, Noosa, in Queensland, following reports a woman aged in her 30s had fallen about 9.30am on Tuesday.

A tourist fell up to eight metres from a Noosa National Park cliffe face onto rocks on Tuesday. Picture: RACQ LifeFlight

Queensland Ambulance paramedics had to climb down to where she had landed after she slipped down the rock face as she was hiking near some caves along the shoreline.

The pilot of the Sunshine Coast-based RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter was to carefully manouvre the aircraft so that the onboard paramedic could be lowered to a narrow strip of rocks close to the caves.

The woman was hiking when she fell onto rocks. Picture: RACQ LifeFlight

The rescue chopper crew was then able to winch the woman in a careful hoisting operation from the slippery rocks.

A friend of the woman who was with her at the time initially raised the alarm and stayed with her until emergency services arrived.

Emergency services rushed to Paradise Caves near Noosa at about 9.12am on Tuesday morning. Picture: Channel 7

She was flown to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital, where she is in a stable condition.

QAS said she suffered injuries to her head, face and shoulders.

Paradise Caves is a secluded hiking spot located in Noosa National Park.

The caves are only accessible during low tide.