Rescue crews work to free hang glider stuck in tree

UPDATE @ 4.30PM Crews have managed to rescue a hang glider after she became stuck in a tree at Tamborine Mountain for four hours.

The woman crashed into the tree just after 12.30pm.

Fire crews rushed to the scene as they tried to find a way to get her down.

The rescue operation was hampered by storms that swept across the area this afternoon.

The woman is now being assessed by paramedics by she doesn’t appear to be suffering any serious injuries.

She’s out! Paramedics are assessing female paraglider after crash on Mount Tamborine. Full story tonight @9NewsGoldCoast pic.twitter.com/hDVA6cBzLn

— Isabelle Mullen (@ijmullen) October 8, 2018

EARLIER @ 1.30PM Rescue crews are desperately working to free a hang glider stuck in a tree at Tamborine Mountain before heavy rain hits.

It’s understood the woman, whose age is not known, crashed into the tree off Main Western Road around 12.30pm.

It’s believed the woman is stuck about 20m up in the air, with the rescue operation deemed ‘difficult’.

Two Queensland Ambulance crews are at the scene, alongside other emergency services and an arborist.

A QAS spokesperson told myGC that the hang glider is not believed to have suffered any serious injuries, however she is yet to be assessed by paramedics.

Storms are expected to lash the area within the next 45 minutes.

An arborist will help bring a female hang glider down, after crashing into a tree on Mount Tamborine. Injuries unknown at this stage @9NewsGoldCoast pic.twitter.com/T0O08kHoI8

— Isabelle Mullen (@ijmullen) October 8, 2018

#TamborineMountain – paramedics are en-route to a hang-gliding incident off Main Western Road at 12.30pm. One person is reportedly stuck in a tree awaiting extrication and is believed to have no obvious injuries. pic.twitter.com/L0v4PfkgPy

— Queensland Ambulance (@QldAmbulance) October 8, 2018

#Update – a combined emergency services rescue is underway in #TamborineMountain where a hang-glider remains stuck approx 20m up a tree, in what is being described as a difficult rescue effort. It is believed the patient has no obvious injuries, however crews are yet to assess.

— Queensland Ambulance (@QldAmbulance) October 8, 2018