Brisbane man airlifted to hospital having survived cold night alone in Lamington national park
A critically injured bushwalker has been airlifted to hospital after falling from a cliff in the Lamington national park on the Gold Coast.
Brisbane man Rory Lane, 26, was hiking with a friend along West Canungra Creek circuit when the pair became separated on Sunday afternoon. The injured man wandered into thick bushland before falling from a cliff and landing in a rocky waterway. Seriously injured and without extra food or warm clothing, Lane spent the night alone as temperatures dropped below 5C.
Authorities launched an air and ground search at first light before a member of the public found the injured hiker in a creek bed on Monday morning. He was later airlifted to Gold Coast University Hospital for treatment.
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