Rescue crews had to penetrate hundreds of metres underground to save the man.
The man's friends raised the alarm at about 8.40pm (AEST) yesterday after exiting Johannsen's Cave, part of a complex of caves around 20km north of Rockhampton.
The man had fallen while climbing several hundred metres inside the cave and had been knocked unconscious.
A local urban search and rescue team, fire appliances, ambulance crews and senior personnel helped in the rescue, a spokeswoman for the Department of Community Safety said.
The man was taken to Rockhampton Hospital in a critical condition and was airlifted to Brisbane early today.
Source: http://www.news.com.au
The man's friends raised the alarm at about 8.40pm (AEST) yesterday after exiting Johannsen's Cave, part of a complex of caves around 20km north of Rockhampton.
The man had fallen while climbing several hundred metres inside the cave and had been knocked unconscious.
A local urban search and rescue team, fire appliances, ambulance crews and senior personnel helped in the rescue, a spokeswoman for the Department of Community Safety said.
The man was taken to Rockhampton Hospital in a critical condition and was airlifted to Brisbane early today.
Source: http://www.news.com.au