Man Injured in Melbourne Cliff Fall at Black Rock
A man is in hospital after falling about 40 metres down a cliff at a beach in Melbourne’s south.
The 18-year-old suffered spinal, arm and leg injuries after falling onto a ledge at Half moon Bay in Black Rock about 8:30pm on Sunday.
Fire Rescue Victoria’s (FRV) high angle rescue team joined State emergency Service crews and paramedics as they attempted to reach the man.
FRV Senior Station Officer Tyson Scurrah said the ledge was about 5 metres above the ground, which posed a further challenge for crews trying to treat him and bring him down safely.
“We were required to go down there and set up in very arduous terrain,” he told ABC Radio Melbourne.
“It’s all sandstone so nothing too stable for us to anchor our ropes off.”
He said the teams rigged up a system that allowed paramedics to stabilise the patient and then lower him to the sand and walk him out along the beach.
“He’s a very lucky person.”
the rescue took about half an hour.
The man was then transferred to hospital in a stable condition.
The night-time beach rescue posed a challenge for rescuers.