<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>One teenager is dead and another is fighting for life after the pair fell while hiking in the Glasshouse Mountains on </span><a href="http://9news.com.au/queensland" rel="" target="" title="Queensland"><span>Queensland</span></a><span>'s </span><a href="http://9news.com.au/sunshine-coast" rel="" target="" title="Sunshine Coast"><span>Sunshine Coast</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It is believed they were part of a group of three who were climbing Mount Beerwah earlier today, when two of them, both 18, fell down rock face.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A teenage girl suffered severe injuries after falling about 60 metres and died at the scene.</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/virgin-australia-flight-emergency-fire-melbourne/0596bd86-adb7-4a58-a2b6-0d0c663cc0b6"><strong><span>Vape fire on plane triggers emergency response at Melbourne Airport</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A man believed to be her boyfriend fell about 90 metres and suffered critical head injuries.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He was airlifted to hospital after paramedics arrived and was taken to Sunshine Coast University Hospital, where he was fighting for life.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Search and rescue teams climbed up the mountain to ensure the safety of the other climber, who was uninjured but suffering from shock.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/mt-beerwah-sunshine-coast-queensland-one-dead/b5c23354-6df4-459d-bcfa-0f8784c97afe" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It is believed she is the sister of the teenager who died.</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/sydney-car-park-crash-turramurra/b4e71a8f-5743-4fcd-bb11-52b82d950bf6"><strong><span>Baby caught up in allegedly drunk driver's rampage</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The mountain has been closed to the public for nearly a week after heavy rainfall in south-east Queensland had made the area unsafe for walking.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This closure is a precautionary measure following high rainfall events," a statement on the Queensland Parks and Forests website said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The risk of large rockfall above the summit route is much higher after heavy rain."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>There is signage in the area highlighting that the mountain is closed to the public.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The closure was set to be lifted tomorrow, but it is not known if it will now be extended due to today's accident.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><strong><span>NEVER MISS A STORY: Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by 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