A young boy is in critical condition after falling from a cliff face on the state’s South Coast.
Police have been told the 12-year-old boy 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.
At about 2.30 pm on Saturday October 30, the boy was climbing up a track when he fell approximately 30 meters from the cliff face.
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 injuries.
The injured lad 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.
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