1 child and 2 adults lost during a bushwalk in Tasmania's Walls of Jerusalem National Park; personal locator beacon activated, ground crew found them, but rescue helicopter unable to reach due to bad weather.

A child and two adults were lost during a bushwalk in Tasmania's Walls of Jerusalem National Park. The group activated a personal locator beacon and were found by a ground crew, but bad weather prevented the rescue helicopter from reaching them. The child's condition improved with food and warmth, but more provisions and trained search and rescue personnel are being sent to the site, with the situation due to be reassessed the following day.

July 15, 2024
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