Teenager hauled to safety after cliff fall

Copacabana Rural Fire Service was called out to assist other emergency services on Sunday, March 12, when a teenager fell down a cliff.

The young male suffered a severe leg injury after falling down a cliff at Captain Cook Lookout at Copacabana.

A special operations paramedic was lowered to the teenager to assist the NSW Fire and Rescue ground crew haul him to safety via a vertical rope rescue while Toll Ambulance Helicopter was on standby overhead if required.

The Copacabana RFS crew assisted paramedics and Fire and Rescue with manpower and transporting the teenager to an ambulance in the lookout car park.

The teenager was treated by Ambulance paramedics when he safely landed at the top of the cliff before being traffic delays as all three northbound lanes were closed. It wasn’t until 10.15am that two lanes were able to be reopened.

A spokesperson for NSW Ambulance said it was a hectic morning when 13 vehicles collided – buses, trucks and cars – over a 200m stretch of road.

Paramedics treated 15 people and six adults and one child were taken to Gosford Hospital. Despite the large number of patients, they all suffered only minor injuries including cuts, abrasions and bruising.

Sue Murray

transported by road to Gosford Hospital.

Sue Murray

Specialist crew rescues bike rider

NSW Ambulance paramedics were called to a fire trail at Ourimbah on Sunday morning, March 12, to rescue a woman who sustained chest injuries in a motorbike accident.

Paramedics on the job at Ourimbah

Access issues meant the crews had to call in Special Operations paramedics in a 4WD.

Fortunately a doctor who had been riding with the woman was able to assess and care for her injuries until paramedics arrived.

After being given pain relief on scene the patient, Kyah