A nine-year-old boy is recovering in hospital after falling seven metres to the ground from a zipline

A nine-year-old child who fell seven meters from a zipline is recovering in the hospital.

On Sunday at around 3:25 p.m. on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland, the boy had been to the TreeTop Challenge in Woombye.

He fell around 50 meters into the course, breaking his back and injuring his abdomen.

The young man was transported to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital in good health.

He fell around 50 meters into the course, breaking his back and injuring his abdomen.

The young man was transported to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital in good health.

According to Lorenz Kleinberg, a spokeswoman for Queensland Ambulance Service, the nine-year-old was conscious and speaking throughout the incident.

To find out if there are any spinal injuries, X-rays will be taken.

Officers from the police and the workplace safety department arrived late on Sunday night.