BANGKOK: A BASE jumper was left hanging half way up a Thai cliff for several hours after his parachute got caught on jagged rocks hundreds of feet above the ground.

Locals raised the alarm on Monday after spotting Austrian Johannes Klauser suspended from his chute on Khao Ok Thalu mountain.

"He was hanging about 175 meters (575 feet) above the ground ... and must been dangling for five to six hours before being rescued," said Apisak Ratchakwan, who operated a camera drone used to help pinpoint his location.