Female vacationer falls 40ft whereas taking photos and located ‘choking on water’
Another Australian tourist has sustained brutal injuries after falling from great height at a natural beauty spot, with the latest occurring earlier today (Saturday, December 27)
A tourist has suffered serious injuries after slipping from a steep ledge while trying to climb a popular spot in Australia. The 31-year-old from Austria fell 20ft at Bushrangers Bay near the Mornington Peninsula, south of Melbourne, on Saturday (December 27). Emergency services were summoned at 1.15pm and quickly came to her aid.
Authorities are believed to have discovered her choking on water while unconscious, rapidly moving her to higher ground on a stretcher to avoid the incoming tide.
The young woman was winched up and airlifted to Alfred hospital in Melbourne where she was assessed for non-life-threatening injuries. Paramedic Jo Wilton said: “She was missing her teeth, so we believe she may have had a head injury as well. On further inspection, it looks like a hip injury, a wrist injury (as well).”
Wilton added the tourist is understood to have climbed the roughly 40ft tall Elephant Rock before she fell. “There’s no actual tracks to get up to it, and on the way down, she had fallen, where there might have been some loose rocks,” Wilton added.
“We walked across the rough terrain to reach her and rescuers had to carry their equipment along the beach and so it’s very dangerous for our crews as well.”
The injured tourist is understood to have visited from Austria and was interested in the picturesque views attainable from Bushrangers.
In a separate incident, a teenage girl tragically fell to her death in Australia while attempting to capture a sunset photo. It’s believed the woman lost her footing and tumbled off the cliff.
The 17-year-old, whose identity has not been publicly disclosed, is thought to have plummeted approximately 30 metres (100ft) in the fatal incident which occurred on Sunday evening (December 14). She reportedly vaulted over a safety barrier to snap the picture.
In the aftermath, police have extended their heartfelt condolences to the teenager’s family as they grapple with the sudden loss of their daughter. Medical personnel have also been deeply impacted after their valiant attempts to revive her.
As reported by The Sun, the incident unfolded when police were summoned to Moffat Beach in Queensland around 6:40pm local time. Officers arrived swiftly following the call, but despite their utmost efforts, the girl sustained severe head injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Preliminary investigations suggest she was with a group of friends watching the sunset, when the group decided to seek a better vantage point for the picturesque moment. As the group navigated their way back along the shoreline, one of the girls slipped and met her untimely end.
Unable to immediately assist her, her friends could only watch in horror as she tragically plunged down the cliff. Detectives probing the girl’s death stated that she landed on the rocks below and suffered a series of injuries that ultimately took her life.
Eyewitnesses watched in horror as the girl slipped, deeply affected by the tragic scene. Among those who witnessed the fall were off-duty medical professionals who rushed to the scene to provide assistance.
