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Man in serious condition after falling while climbing Brisbane's Kangaroo Point cliffs

A man is in a serious condition after falling about 20 metres at Kangaroo Point cliffs this morning. (ABC Radio Brisbane: Jessica Hinchliffe)

A rock-climber has been seriously injured after falling up to 20 metres from the Kangaroo Point cliffs in Brisbane.

A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said the man, in his 40s, was climbing near Lower River Terrace when he fell around 9:50am.

Critical care and high acuity response paramedics treated him for head and spinal injuries at the scene.

He has been taken to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in a serious condition.

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