Hiker sustains critical head injuries after a 10m fall at Magaliesberg mountains
“The patient was put on a stretcher and carried out in the dark by the team, who managed to reach the waiting helicopter by 20:15,” ER24 spokesperson Ross Campbell said.
A man, believed to be in his 50’s, suffered a critical head injury after slipping and falling 10m down a cliff at a nature reserve near Buffelspoort in the Magaliesberg on Friday evening.
ER24 spokesperson Ross Campbell said the incident happened at the Mountain Sanctuary Park, where the man had fallen from the slippery rock face and into a small body of water, hitting his head.
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“Despite his injuries, the patient was in a stable condition,” Campbell said.
“The patient was put on a stretcher and carried out in the dark by the team, who managed to reach the waiting helicopter by 20:15.
The private medical helicopter flew the patient to a private hospital for further care.”
Campbell said the paramedics were on the scene at 18:00 along with the Mountain Search and Rescue and Search and Rescue South Africa (SARZA) who were training in the area at the time of the incident.
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