{"id":53558,"date":"2026-07-19T05:43:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T05:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/53558\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T05:43:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T05:43:33","slug":"mount-french-climber-flown-to-hospital-after-20m-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/53558\/","title":{"rendered":"Mount French climber flown to hospital after 20m fall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A young woman remains in hospital after a horror fall during a rock climbing trip in Queensland\u2019s Scenic Rim.<\/p>\n<p>She plunged about 20m at Mount French on Saturday morning, triggering a major emergency response in difficult bushland.<\/p>\n<p>Emergency crews were called to the mountain, about 100km west of Brisbane, just before 11am after reports a climber had been seriously injured.<\/p>\n<p>When paramedics reached the scene near Mount French Rd, they found the woman, aged in her 20s, with critical injuries. <\/p>\n<p>A Queensland Ambulance Service spokesperson said she had suffered \u201csignificant head injuries\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>She was also reported to have suffered serious arm injuries after the fall, which happened while she was climbing with a group about 10.45am.<\/p>\n<p>The rescue operation was complicated by dense bushland, which made it difficult for emergency crews to reach and extract her from where she had landed. <\/p>\n<p>A rescue helicopter was sent from Brisbane, but the woman first had to be moved before she could be safely winched or loaded for evacuation.<\/p>\n<p>She was eventually flown to Princess Alexandra Hospital shortly before 1pm in a life-threatening condition.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities confirmed on Sunday morning that the woman remained in hospital, but her condition had stabilised.<\/p>\n<p>Footage aired by 7News showed emergency crews gathered at the base of the mountain, while people were seen inspecting climbing routes from the bottom of the cliff face.<\/p>\n<p>Read related topics:<a class=\"topic_tag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/topics\/brisbane\" data-tgev-container=\"story-topic-links\" data-tgev-label=\"Brisbane\" data-tgev-order=\"1\" data-tgev-metric=\"npv\" data-tgev=\"event10\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brisbane<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A young woman remains in hospital after a horror fall during a rock climbing trip in Queensland\u2019s 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