Female bushwalker falls near Vera Falls

By B.c Lewis
Updated October 8 2019 - 2:38pm, first published 1:00pm
Bushwalker injured: Rescue crews at Wentworth Falls on Monday. Photo: Top Notch Video.
Bushwalker injured: Rescue crews at Wentworth Falls on Monday. Photo: Top Notch Video.

On the long weekend Monday, a 52-year-old female bushwalker slipped and fell down a near vertical slope near Vera Falls suffering spinal injuries. Police said she was walking with a 51-year-old woman from the Conservation Hut to Wentworth Falls, Hippocrene Falls, and Vera Falls. While looking for the track from Vera Falls back to the hut, they climbed about 10-15 metres above the base of the waterfall. The 52-year-old slipped, landing on rocks below. She was unable to walk and triple 0 was called. Officers from police rescue and ambulance special operations walked in and a rescue helicopter was also dispatched. She was winched out and flown to Liverpool Hospital.

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