Hunter Region Rescues Increase

[Overlandman]

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."

[Zone-5]

What cost a GPS, a map and mobile phone?

[kjbeath]

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.

[Zone-5]

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!