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Man suffers head and pelvic injuries after significant fall at mountain

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A man appears to have fallen 20 metres at a popular peak in the Glass House Mountains.

The man, in his 20s, suffered head and pelvic injuries after falling at Mount Beerwah about 9.10am today.

The Sunshine Coast-based LifeFlight rescue chopper was tasked to the scene at 10.31am.

A man in his 20s was winched off Mount Beerwah after suffering injuries in a fall. Picture: LifeFlight

Queensland Ambulance Service paramedics and Queensland Fire Department personnel were on scene treating the patient prior to the helicopter arriving.

The LifeFlight rescue crewman and QAS flight paramedic were winched down to further assist the patient.

They were winched back into the helicopter and the patient was flown to Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital for further treatment.

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