A Gerringong boy is in a critical condition after falling about 30 metres off a cliff face in Budderoo National Park on Saturday afternoon.
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Police said at about 2.30pm the 12-year-old boy was climbing up a track when he fell about 20-30 meters from the cliff face onto the base below.
He was at Gerringong Falls in Budderoo National Park, off Jamberoo Mountain Road, and had been bushwalking, mountain bike riding and swimming with family and friends.
Emergency services were notified, and a multi-agency response commenced, including officers from Lake Illawarra Police District, Police Rescue, NSW Ambulance, NSW SES and National Parks and Wildlife Services.
The boy was treated at the scene for serious head and body injuries.
He was then winched from the location and airlifted to the Sydney Children's Hospital at Randwick in a critical condition.
Police have commenced inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
More to come.
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Natalie Croxon
Reporter at the Illawarra Mercury, mostly covering social affairs. Previously of the Bendigo Advertiser, Northern Daily Leader and Quirindi Advocate. Our Watch award winner.
Reporter at the Illawarra Mercury, mostly covering social affairs. Previously of the Bendigo Advertiser, Northern Daily Leader and Quirindi Advocate. Our Watch award winner.
