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Newcastle Herald
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Video shows dramatic rescue after abseiler falls six metres off cliff

RESCUE: An abseiler has been winched from a cliff face after she fell six metres. Picture: Adam McLean, file

A WOMAN has fallen six metres from a cliff while abseiling near Anna Bay.

A Westpac Rescue Helicopter crew rushed to the scene at Fisherman's Bay earlier this morning, after the job was called in by NSW Ambulance paramedics.

The helicopter critical care paramedic and doctor were winched onto rock beneath the cliff in a dramatic rescue that saw the 30-year-old woman treated for multiple cuts and injuries on the scene.

Westpac Rescue Helicopter crew rescues woman from cliff fall at Anna Bay

The woman was winched out on a stretcher and airlifted to the John Hunter Hospital.

She was taken to the hospital in a stable condition.

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