Young boy airlifted to hospital after Lesmurdie Falls rescue

A primary school-aged boy believed to be younger than 10 has been airlifted to Perth Children’s Hospital after a fall at Lesmurdie Falls in Forrestfield.

The RAC Rescue helicopter,fire and rescue personnel and SES crews,and three St John Ambulance crews were sent to the incident on Monday afternoon.

He was lifted out from the bottom of the falls in a “vertical rescue” to waiting emergency services.

Footage of the rescue from the9News Perthhelicopter showed crews lifting the boy onto a stretcher and carrying him down perilous rocks before he is winched to safety to the RAC Rescue chopper.

It is understood the boy had fallen a long distance from rocks at the popular waterfalls in Perth’s east.

The boy landed at Perth Children’s Hospital later on Monday evening.

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