<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A man is recovering in hospital following a death-defying first date in the Glasshouse Mountains in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/queensland" rel="" target="" title="Queensland"><span>Queensland</span></a><span>. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The climber plunged 30 metres, sparking a major </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/rescue" rel="" target="" title="emergency rescue"><span>emergency rescue</span></a><span>, which all unfolded in front of the girl he was trying to win over.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Scenes that should have resembled a rom-com quickly turned into an action film, after the first date took an unlikely turn on the Sunshine Coast.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/gold-coast-seaway-rescue-father-and-son-boat-capsizes-during-powerful-swell-in-queensland/baf1a3c6-a76a-4c9b-950b-407d9ab48080"><strong><span>Windscreen crashes on dad as boat capsizes during powerful swell</span></strong></a><span> </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The pair set off for a romantic Easter weekend hike earlier today, free climbing the rock face, until the 27-year-old man slipped, falling 30 metres down Mt Beerwah. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Yeah, quite a significant fall and mechanics of injury are high," Queensland Fire Department's Luke Champman told 9News. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It isn't what falling head over heels is supposed to look like, with his fall leading to a multi-agency response, with emergency crews scaling cliffs with gear in hand. </span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/queensland-man-falls-off-cliff-first-date-hike-sunshine-coast-mount-beerwah/413ce176-a49d-4482-8acf-a790eb5fdb69" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"They were able to package the patient in conjunction with QAS [Queensland Ambulance Services] and move him to a location that was suitable to be winched/extricated by a helicopter," Champman said. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The hiker was found unresponsive, suffering severe head and pelvic injuries. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"He's really lucky," Jeff Bradfield from Queensland Ambulance Services told 9News.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/dandenong-missing-child-missing-child-with-autism-found-after-search-operation/62a9ef6d-0116-4851-a7b4-f673e316cbf9"><strong><span>Missing six-year-old found after 16 hours lost lost in Victorian bushland</span></strong></a><strong><span> </span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A group of army reserves on a training walk witnessed the man fall, rushing to the bottom of the cliff to help. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"They were able to render first aid pretty much immediately to the casualties and provide us good location details," Champman said. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>His date lent a hand to first responders, as a rescue helicopter flew in and winched him to safety. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She's now by his side at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, where her date is in a stable condition, receiving treatment for his injuries - and, perhaps, a bruised ego.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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