A ROCK-climber has spent more than 17 hours stranded on Mount Buffalo.
The man, 26, was reported missing about 7.30pm Saturday but emergency services weren’t able to rescue him until 12.15pm yesterday.
The climber experienced “rope trouble” on Saturday evening and fell.
He landed on a ledge near The Horn, an Ambulance Victoria spokeswoman said.
The climber complained of back soreness and leg numbness and an ambulance helicopter was called to rescue him.
However, the man could not be reached by air and fire and SES crews were forced to retrieve him by foot.
He was then flown to La Trobe hospital at Traralgon and treated for a broken ankle.
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