Hiker hurt after falling off Lion's Head saved in six-hour rescue mission

Peninsula Wilderness Search and Rescue was activated after a caller reported that an injured hiker was stuck near the summit of Lion's Head just after 6pm on Saturday.

"A medical doctor who happened to be hiking nearby came across the incident and remained with Read while relaying information to the incident commander who was stationed at the staging area where the trail begins on Signal Hill road," WSAR said in a statement. "A rapid response team consisting of Metro Medical Rescue technicians, Rescue Mountaineers and Rescue Climbers were the first rescuers to reach the scene and on arrival they were able to confirm that the injuries were serious.

"A helicopter response was not possible as the sun had already set. The hiker was packaged into a stretcher after which a lengthy manual carry out ensued. The recovery was of a technical nature which involved multiple lengths of rope and specialised climbing and rescue gear being used to lower the patient down very steep cliff sections of the mountain."

The rescue lasted about six hours. The stretcher was carried to a 4×4 vehicle and Read was driven off the mountain to a waiting ambulance for further treatment.

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