Rock climber's dramatic rescue after getting tangled in ropes

A stone climber is coming successful a superior information astatine Flinders Medical Centre pursuing a melodramatic rescue astatine Clarendon successful nan Adelaide Hills.

Emergency services were called to nan Onkaparinga River National Park astir 12.30pm erstwhile a man became tangled successful his climbing ropes astir 10 metres from nan ground.

The rescue chopper arrived astatine nan segment arsenic police, paramedics and occurrence crews made their measurement successful connected nan ground.

It's understood nan climber - aged successful his 70s - was truthful severely tangled he had to beryllium winched retired by nan helicopter.

It was astir 2 hours later nan man was yet flown retired to safety.

He touched down astatine Flinders astir 3pm and was wheeled wrong for treatment.

He remains successful a superior but unchangeable condition.

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