Bushwalk Australia

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."

What cost a GPS, a map and mobile phone?

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.

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!