A CLIMBER who fell from a rock pillar about 55m above sea level on the Tasman Peninsula has been plucked to safety by the Westpac Rescue helicopter.
Tasmania Police said the climber, a Queensland man in his 20s, was traversing an area known as “The Pole Dancer” at Cape Raoul with a party of four yesterday when he fell about 8m.
The injured climber landed on a small ledge on the eastern side of Cape Raoul and was secured by other members of his climbing party.
The rescue helicopter, which was called out about 2pm, winched a rescue crewman and paramedic to the lofty location.
Police said the patient was treated on the ledge for about an hour in “extremely challenging circumstances”.
Once stabilised, the man was winched into the chopper and flown to the Royal Hobart Hospital in a serious condition.