A antheral has been near with 2 breached legs aft a greeting stroll with his dogs ended with him careening down a steep soil dune.
The man, aged successful his 50s, plunged 30metres down the sandy cliff while walking his 3 dogs astatine Levy's Point Coastal Reserve in Warrnambool, Victoria, connected Tuesday.
The canines pulled him down the cliff, with the interaction breaking some of his legs.
The antheral was recovered lying astatine the shoreline getting soaked by waves erstwhile paramedics arrived connected the country conscionable aft 8am.
Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV), Ambulance Victoria, Victoria Police and SES crews each attended owed to a hazard of a landslide astatine the unstable dunes.
Crews parked their vehicles astatine the closest car parkland earlier transporting their instrumentality crossed the soil successful an ES 6-wheel Polaris.
Victoria Police were archetypal connected the country and moved the canine walker distant from the waves earlier different crews arrived.
The antheral was airlifted to the Alfred Hospital successful a unchangeable condition.
A antheral has been near with 2 breached legs aft a greeting stroll with his dogs ended with him careening down a steep soil dune (pictured, exigency crews astatine the scene)
The antheral was recovered lying astatine the shoreline getting soaked by waves erstwhile paramedics arrived connected the country conscionable aft 8am (pictured, a chopper arrives astatine the scene)
FRV Commissioner Gavin Freeman congratulated each the teams progressive successful the rescue connected analyzable terrain.
'This was a perchance volatile concern that required exigency services to enactment unneurotic nether important clip pressure,' helium said.
FRV acting adjunct main occurrence serviceman Greg Kinross said the antheral was fortunate to person been carrying his phone.
'Luckily the antheral had his telephone connected him, and was a local, truthful helium was capable to supply america with close accusation astir his location,' helium said.
'This was an astonishing illustration of each agencies moving together, starring to a affirmative result for the patient. Our thoughts are present with the diligent and his family, and we privation him a speedy recovery.'