WATCH: Pinjarra rock fall chopper rescue

PIC: Department of Fire and Emergency Services WA/Facebook

Emergency services rescued a man who fell while rock climbing in Marrinup State Forest near Pinjarra.

The Bunbury-based RAC Rescue helicopter was called to the scene on Saturday afternoon.

The video below shows the St John’s Critical Care Paramedic winch down to retrieve the patient before the Aircrew man carefully manouevres him into the hovering aircraft.

He was taken to Royal Perth Hospital with serious injuries, but thankfully has since been discharged.

 

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