A daring rescue has played out in Queensland's Scenic Rim region to save an injured hiker who was stuck in freezing conditions on the side of a mountain.
A daring rescue has played out in Queensland's Scenic Rim region to save an injured hiker who was stuck in freezing conditions on the side of a mountain.
One of the crew descended through dense bushland and re-emerged moments later with the patient on board.Andres Alduan, 44, was stuck for 24 hours.Alduan slipped, fell five metres and dislocated both of his shoulders.The Westpac rescue chopper was called in from the Sunshine Coast but it quickly turned back.At 3.30pm, a second chopper from Lismore flew up but left as it was running too low on fuel.
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