Rescuers have retrieved a man after he plunged five metres near a bushwalking trail at Booroomba Rocks on Sunday morning.
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Emergency services crew abseiled in rescuing the man after he fell, and retrieved him by 1.30pm.
A helicopter crew also flew to Namadgi National Park as emergency services tried to rescue the man, who is in his 40s.
Paramedics and ACT Parks and Conservation Service staff assessed the patient and manually carried him before he was winched to the Toll Southcare Helicopter.
Emergency services have taken him to Canberra Hospital in a stable condition, however he broke his leg in the fall.
ACT Fire and Rescue, paramedics and police arrived at the scene after receiving a call to the incident at 11am.
Emily Barton
Emily Barton is a Producer at The Canberra Times.
Emily Barton is a Producer at The Canberra Times.
Doug Dingwall
Doug Dingwall is The Canberra Times' parliamentary bureau chief. He writes about government and federal politics, and has an interest in integrity, industrial relations and foreign affairs. Previously he worked at The Examiner in Launceston, where he won a Tasmanian Human Rights Award for his reporting. Contact him on doug.dingwall@canberratimes.com.au
Doug Dingwall is The Canberra Times' parliamentary bureau chief. He writes about government and federal politics, and has an interest in integrity, industrial relations and foreign affairs. Previously he worked at The Examiner in Launceston, where he won a Tasmanian Human Rights Award for his reporting. Contact him on doug.dingwall@canberratimes.com.au
