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Five-hour ordeal to rescue man trapped in 30-metre rock crevice

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Dandeniya, N. (2026, September 20). Five-hour ordeal to rescue man trapped in 30-metre rock crevice. ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-20/man-rescue-after-falling-into-rock-crevice-in-san-remo/107173640

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A 50-year-old man fell into a 30-metre rock crevice near San Remo, about 120km southeast of Melbourne, at approximately 2:10 pm on Saturday. Emergency services, including Ambulance Victoria, Fire Rescue Victoria, and the State Emergency Service (SES), coordinated efforts to rescue him after a five-hour ordeal. The man had broken his leg but was eventually winched out safely around 5:30 pm and transported to Royal Melbourne Hospital in stable condition.

Written by AI on 2026-09-20, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On Saturday afternoon, emergency services were called to San Remo, 120km south-east of Melbourne, after a report that a man had fallen into a 30-metre rock crevice off the George Bass Coastal Walk. The 50-year-old victim broke his leg and was trapped due to difficult terrain and rising tide levels. Emergency teams from Ambulance Victoria, Fire Rescue Victoria, Country Fire Authority, SES, Air Wing, Search and Rescue Squad, Life Saving Victoria, and Water Police worked together for a five-hour rescue operation. They finally accessed the crevice around 5:30 PM and used a helicopter to winch him to safety. The man was then flown to Royal Melbourne Hospital in stable condition with non-life-threatening injuries.

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An Ambulance Victoria helicopter was called in, with other personnel from Fire Rescue Victoria, Country Fire Authority, the State Emergency Service (SES), Air Wing, Search and Rescue Squad, Life Saving Victoria and Water Police working together to rescue the man. Search and Rescue officers finally entered the crevice to assess him, and the man was winched to safety at around 5.30pm. He was flown to Royal Melbourne Hospital in a stable condition and with non-life-threatening injuries.

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2026-09-20 · ABC News (AU)

Five-hour ordeal to rescue man trapped in 30-metre rock crevice · assertive framing

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A man has been rescued after falling down a 30-metre rock crevice at San Remo, about 120km south-east of Melbourne. asserted

man → rescue → Melbourne

Emergency services were called to the coastal region after reports of a man falling and becoming trapped in a rock crevice off George Bass Coastal Walk about 2.10pm on Saturday. asserted

man → call → Saturday

Emergency crews were able to communicate with the 50-year-old, who told them he had broken his leg, but they struggled to gain access to him due to the difficult terrain and rising tide. asserted

they → communicate → terrain

He → call → injuries