5.25PM UPDATE: A Melbourne schoolgirl trapped in rocks near Benalla has been rescued and flown to hospital.
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She is being airlifted to hospital in a serious condition with pelvic and leg injuries.
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4.01PM UPDATE: A Melbourne schoolgirl stuck between two rocks was rock climbing as part of a school camp when the incident occurred.
The girl was on an excursion with Charnwood Outdoor Centre in Lima East.
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3.42PM UPDATE: A GIRL trapped between rocks at Lima East could have been stuck since 11am.
Ambulance Victoria spokesman John Mullen said paramedics were called at 12pm and were told the girl, 15, had been trapped since 11am.
There are suggestions the girl could be part of a school excursion.
Mr Mullen said paramedics are unable to properly assess her condition until she is freed.
"They're suspecting there's pelvic and leg injuries, but they can't tell until they get her out," he said.
He said the girl was given pain relief and she is in some pain.
An ambulance helicopter is on the ground ready to fly her to hospital.
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3.30PM UPDATE: A teenager girl stuck between two rocks at Lima East is understood to be "doing ok", emergency services say.
Police, who will lead the rescue operation, are on their way with a helicopter and rescue crew.
A CFA spokeswoman said the girl, aged 15 or 16, is stuck between two rocks up to her pelvis off the Lima East Road.
She said the gap she's stuck in is 50 centimetres wide and there's a 30 metre drop beneath her.
"Health-wise she was doing ok, they're still trying to work out how best to get her out," the spokeswoman said.
Swanpool CFA and Benalla SES crews are on-scene.
It's understood the area where the girl is trapped is a mobile phone black-spot.
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POLICE are in the midst of rescuing a teenage girl near Benalla.
Police said the girl, 16, is stuck between two rocks in state forest at Lima East.
Two helicopters, from police and ambulance, are believed to be involved in the rescue that is understood to be complicated.
Potential injuries and other details are not yet known.
More information to come.
