A second climber who plunged more than 50 metres in Queensland’s Glasshouse Mountains has died in hospital.
Emergency services were called to Mount Beerwah on Sunday morning after reports two people had fallen up to 100 metres while descending the mountain.
Paramedics and rescue teams were called to Mount Beerwah on Sunday morning after two people fell while climbing. (ABC News)
An 18-year-old Brisbane woman was assessed with life-threatening injuries and died at the scene.
An 18-year-old man, also from Brisbane, suffered life-threatening injuries and was flown to Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a critical condition.
Police confirmed the man died from his injuries today.
The woman has now been identified by her given names, Lorielle Georgina, with the family withholding her surname.
The third member of the group, Lorielle’s sister, was rescued but not physically injured.
She has now lost her boyfriend and her twin sister in the tragedy.
The mountain had been closed to climbers due to adverse weather and police said the route was slippery after light rain.
The track reopened yesterday.
One of the walking tracks at Mount Beerwah was taped off by emergency crews after the fatal fall. (ABC Sunshine Coast: Josh Dye)
Senior Sergeant Kylie McLellan said on Sunday it was “an extraordinarily sad and tragic accident”.
“A group of young people hiking, partaking in some healthy activities … it’s an absolute tragedy,” she said.
Senior Sergeant McLellan said the incident involved six climbers across two separate groups.
“There was the deceased and her sister and her sister’s boyfriend in one group, then another group separate to that who rendered first aid,” she said.
Lorielle’s family and friends have fundraised more than $50,000 for her funeral.
“No words can describe the loss of a loved one,” the crowdfunding page said.
Police at the scene on Sunday morning. (ABC Sunshine Coast: Josh Dye)
Meanwhile, two people were rescued from Mount Beerwah on Wednesday morning.
Emergency services were called to the mountain about 6am after the hikers became stuck.
It took rescue crews more than two hours to help the pair down.
Neither person was seriously hurt.