Netcare 911 paramedics responded to an incident in North Cliff Ridge in Johannesburg this evening.
Upon their arrival on scene they found that a man believed to be in his twenties fell several meters down a cliff. The man sustained serious injuries and members of the mountain rescue unit were called in to assist with the rescue, as the man had to be hoisted back up the cliff.
The man was treated on scene before being transported to a nearby Netcare hospital for further medical care.
Exact detail to the cause of the incident and preceding events are unclear at this stage.