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NSW & ACT specific bushwalking discussion. Please avoid publishing details of access to sensitive areas with no tracks.Hunter Region Rescues Increase
Wed 03 Jun, 2015 6:27 pm
From ABC
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-03/n ... ection=nsw
Several rescues from bushland around the Hunter region recently have prompted a warning for bushwalkers and park users to be better prepared as temperatures drop.
Yesterday, a man was brought safely out of the Watagans National Park at Cooranbong after spending up to four nights lost in freezing conditions.
Last month, a woman was rescued after going missing in the Yengo National Park while on a bike ride.
Rescue helicopter crewman Glen Ramplin said the man rescued yesterday was suffering from serious hypothermia.
"So, I guess in the cooler months the snakes aren't out and about in the bush, so it's probably a good time to go bushwalking," he said.
"It's not so hot but, then again, it does get cold so people have to pack for the environment they are going in."
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-03/n ... ection=nsw
Several rescues from bushland around the Hunter region recently have prompted a warning for bushwalkers and park users to be better prepared as temperatures drop.
Yesterday, a man was brought safely out of the Watagans National Park at Cooranbong after spending up to four nights lost in freezing conditions.
Last month, a woman was rescued after going missing in the Yengo National Park while on a bike ride.
Rescue helicopter crewman Glen Ramplin said the man rescued yesterday was suffering from serious hypothermia.
"So, I guess in the cooler months the snakes aren't out and about in the bush, so it's probably a good time to go bushwalking," he said.
"It's not so hot but, then again, it does get cold so people have to pack for the environment they are going in."
Re: Hunter Region Rescues Increase
Sun 07 Jun, 2015 9:54 pm
What cost a GPS, a map and mobile phone?
Re: Hunter Region Rescues Increase
Mon 08 Jun, 2015 2:54 pm
It is difficult to determine what happened with the walker in the Watagans http://www.theherald.com.au/story/31198 ... ns/?cs=305 Possibly deliberately lost, but seems to have changed his mind.
Re: Hunter Region Rescues Increase
Mon 08 Jun, 2015 4:15 pm
Well if he did it deliberately I can see no other reason but to bill him for the full cost of his recovery, every cent!
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