Surfer injured at Gibson Steps transported to hospital

UPDATE 3.40pm: A man is en route to the Warrnambool Base Hospital in a stable condition with lower body injuries.

EARLIER: Emergency services are on the scene of the difficult rescue of an injured surfer at Gibson Steps near Twelve Apostles on the Great Ocean Road.

Port Campbell's State Emergency Service unit's high angle rescue team are among the emergency services assisting with rescuing the man.

Country Fire Authority Apollo Bay, Fire Rescue Victoria, Ambulance Victoria and Port Campbell police are assisting.

An air ambulance is also on standby to transport the person to hospital once rescued.

"The terrain is quite steep where the person needs to be rescued," a spokesperson from SES told The Standard.

"There is the potential to need rope gear to extricate the person.

"The objective, if possible, is to winch the person, but if it's not possible, the multi-agency crew are ready to extricate them."

An AV spokesperson said paramedics were called to a surfing incident at Princetown around 1pm.

"Paramedics are on the scene assessing a man who is in a stable condition with lower body injuries," the spokesperson said.

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