Rescued abseilers packed 80m rope for 160m descent - The Illawarra Mercury

A group of international students were rescued after a counting error left two abseilers stranded halfway down a 160-metre cliff at Jamberoo on Sunday.

Three young students from Sydney travelled to Gerringong Falls, in the Budderoo National Park on Jamberoo Mountain, on Sunday afternoon.

Andrew McCullough, a spokesperson for the State Emergency Service, said two of the students began to abseil over the edge around 1pm while the third stayed at the top.

The two abseilers soon hit difficulty, however, as they had only packed an 80 metre rope for a 160 metre descent.

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