EMERGENCY service crews are planning to use a helicopter to rescue an injured climber from Mount Coolum. John McCutcheon
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Chopper rescue planned for Mt Coolum climber
by billhoffman
18th Aug 2018 4:37 PM
RESCUERS are hoping to access a helicopter to bring an injured climber down off Mount Coolum this afternoon.
State Emergency Services, Queensland Ambulance and Queensland Fire and Rescue are at the scene.
A QAS spokesman said it was too dangerous to bring the 24-year-old down off the mountain using ropes.
"We are hoping for a chopper," he said.
The climber suffered a dislocated knee and is being cared for by paramedics.
