Rescue underway at Glass House Mountains, Mt Beerwah, after hiker falls

A male hiker has been rushed to hospital after falling down a mountain and becoming stuck while climbing with a group on the Sunshine Coast. DETAILS.

Rescue underway at Glass House Mountains, Mt Beerwah, after hiker falls. Picture - file.

A male hiker has been rushed to hospital after falling down a mountain and becoming stuck while climbing with a group on the Sunshine Coast.

A Queensland Fire Department spokeswoman said they had one crew called to the scene of a rescue at the Glass House Mountains, Mt Beerwah, 7.50am, Saturday morning.

She said a group of three hikers were climbing the mountain when one “fell down the mountain” and “needed assistance”.

Paramedics are also on scene.

A QAS spokesman said they were called at 7.29am to reports of the hiker falling down a rock scramble.

He said the hiker had minor injuries to his wrist.

Paramedics have transported the man to Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a stable condition.

Originally published as Rescue underway at Glass House Mountains, Mt Beerwah, after hiker falls