Woman rescued after being wedged between two boulders in nightmare seven-hour ordeal

A woman found herself in a nightmarish situation after trying to retrieve her phone from a rocky abyss in the Hunter Valley.

Ambulances were called to a bushland area in the NSW wine region after reports the woman had slipped and gotten stuck between two boulders down a three-metre crevice.

With limited phone reception, friends tried to rescue her from the precarious position for an hour before calling Triple Zero to help.

Paramedics worked with a team to remove the heavy rocks, including winching out a massive 500kg boulder, to try and create a safe exit.

Photos shared by NSW Ambulance on Facebook showed the woman’s feet visible as she was wedged inside the dark hole.

The woman had been stuck in a tight ‘S’ bend which proved challenging for the rescue team.

“In my 10 years as a rescue paramedic I had never encountered a job quite like this, it was challenging but incredibly rewarding,” NSW Ambulance Specialist Rescue Paramedic Peter Watts said.

“Every agency had a role, and we all worked incredibly well together to achieve a good outcome for the patient.”

The woman was freed after 7 hours of being stuck in the tiny crevice.

NSW Ambulance confirmed the woman was unable to get her phone back.