Firefighter injured
The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked to Wilsons Downfall State Forest north of Tenterfield on Sunday afternoon to a 24-year-old firefighter that had fallen approximately two metres and received serious lower leg injuries.
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Due to the difficult terrain and remoteness of the location the helicopter's Critical Care Medical Team were winch-inserted into the location.
The man was treated and stabilised on scene before being stretcher-winched from the location and flown directly to the Lismore Base Hospital in a stable condition.
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