A man in his 20s sustained upper and lower body injuries after falling from a waterfall at the Beechworth Gorge last Thursday afternoon. The man was airlifted by an Ambulance Victoria helicopter to The Royal Melbourne Hospital. CFA, SES, FRV, Victoria Police and Ambulance Victoria were all involved in the man's high angle rescue. Myrtleford SES Unit controller, David Coates said on Thursday afternoon, they assisted the Beechworth SES + other Emergency Services in a rescue of a tourist who fell at the Beechworth gorge. "In the end, the patient who had suspected pelvic injuries, was lifted out by helicopter," he said. "The SES were involved first in locating and reaching the patient, and got ready with FRV to extract patient with high-angle rescue equipment, they were located in a place which was difficult to access for emergency services. "Fortunately, the rescue helicopter was able to get above the patient , so we didn't play a major role in terms of extrication. "We believe this was a case of misadventure, the individual was going down along the rocks by the creek in a remote part of the gorge. "The recuse took around 2.5 hours approx."
