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A woman has died and a young man remains in critical condition after the pair fell down a cliff following a hiking slip on Sunday.
Emergency services were called to Mount Beerwah – about 85 kilometres north of Brisbane – about 10.20am on Sunday to reports a pair of hikers, both 18, had fallen.
Nine reported the couple had been descending the mountain when they fell.
The man fell 90 metres down a cliff face and the woman fell 60 metres. Search and rescue crews rappelled down the drop to retrieve the hikers.
Paramedics declared the woman dead at the scene.
The man was treated for life-threatening injuries and airlifted to Sunshine Coast University Hospital, where he remained in critical condition on Monday morning.
A third hiker, who Nine reported was the woman’s sister, was treated for shock.
Police at the scene suspected the pair might have fallen due to slippery conditions on the Mount Beerwah trail, which had been closed to the public following heavy rains in the Sunshine Coast region.
Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service were due to assess the route on Tuesday to determine whether it was safe to reopen.
Police said they were preparing a report for the coroner, and deemed the woman’s death non-suspicious.
Mount Beerwah is the highest peak within the Glasshouse Mountains National Park, measuring 556 metres at its summit.
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