<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A second hiker who </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/mt-beerwah-sunshine-coast-queensland-one-dead/b5c23354-6df4-459d-bcfa-0f8784c97afe" rel="" target="_blank" title="fell"><span>fell</span></a><span> while climbing up Mt Beerwah in the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/sunshine-coast" rel="" target="_blank" title="Sunshine Coast"><span>Sunshine Coast</span></a><span>Glasshouse Mountains has died.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The 18-year-old was with his girlfriend and her sister on the mountain on Sunday when he and his partner suddenly fell off the rockface.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>His girlfriend, 18, fell 60 metres and died at the scene, while he fell 90m and was taken to Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a critical condition after suffering severe head injuries. </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>CRIME:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/teens-accused-of-bullying-girl-13-and-in-bathroom-face-court/331dd57a-70af-47c7-9cc0-aa107d8b7c0f" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Teens accused of bullying girl, 13, in school bathroom face court</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>WORLD:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/australian-man-arrested-los-angeles-lax-thomas-bingham/3868e178-22ae-44ec-a18a-fe71dbb0c90b" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Australian man accused of assaulting TSA officer at Los Angeles airport</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The man has now died from his injuries.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The other teenager was uninjured, but had to be met by search and rescue teams on the mountain, and she was suffering from shock.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/glasshouse-mountain-mt-beerwah-hikers-fall-second-man-dies-hospital/67c6cf4d-cb0f-4ef4-bf67-a2a4d76ed502" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The mountain was closed at the time due to heavy rain recorded in the region, and it was supposed to be opened the next day.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/supermarkets-coles-woolworths-wont-lift-delivery-prices/a7e48e9e-b78f-4100-8852-6f7130a68d12" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Supermarket giants say 'no changes' to delivery prices - yet</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Its closure was extended until yesterday after the tragedy.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Senior Sergeant Kylie McLellan said the incident was an awful thing to happen.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's an extraordinarily sad and tragic accident today," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The falls occurred as a result of some late rain that made the terrain extremely slippery."</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 following us across all platforms.</span></strong></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><em><strong><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" rel="" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>Apple</span></strong></em></a><span> </span><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&hl=en_AU&pli=1" rel="" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></em></a></li><li><em><strong><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" rel="" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>ticking this box here</span></strong></em></a></li><li><em><strong><span>Sign up to</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" rel="" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></strong></em></a></li></ul></div></div>
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