Thirteen-hour rescue after NSW man falls metres down waterfall

A man has been taken to infirmary aft a 13-hour cognition to rescue him from nan guidelines of a waterfall, wherever he had fallen, successful nan New South Wales Southern Highlands.

Emergency services were called to Funnels Creek Waterfall astatine Tallong, 40km eastbound of Goulburn, astatine astir 2pm yesterday.

They recovered a 24-year-old man who had fallen 4 metres onto rocks astatine nan guidelines of nan waterfall.

He was conscious but had suffered injures to his head, correct shoulder, and near ankle.

The man could not beryllium winched retired by helicopter, truthful rescuers including police, paramedics, and nan SES, began to activity to retrieve him by vertical statement lift.

A South Care chopper transported a aesculapian unit to nan segment to stabilise nan man earlier nan retrieval cognition began.

About 3am, nan man was successfully rescued and has now been taken to Goulburn Base Hospital successful a unchangeable condition.

Police person been told nan man was pinch a group of friends who were climbing nan eight-metre ledge earlier jumping into a rockpool.

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