Specialist paramedics have raced to Mount Compass, south of Adelaide, after a young child was left fighting for life in a fall.
Authorities have not said exactly how the incident unfolded, but it triggered frantic calls to triple-0 about 3pm on Wednesday.
The child is believed to be aged under one and was in a pram at the time they were hurt, The Advertiser reports.
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Paramedics rushed to the scene where it quickly became obvious they were dealing with a major emergency.
It is understood the child had suffered critical injuries.
They were stabilised before a MedStar helicopter transported them and a distraught relative to the Royal Adelaide.
The patient is now in the hands of doctors at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital.