Talawana Stranding

Submitted: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 at 18:58

equinox

From ABC news

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Emergency services have launched a search and rescue operation after a Swiss tourist activated an emergency beacon in Western Australia's remote Pilbara.

The Search and Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Canberra has sent a plane from Perth to drop off a radio to the man who is believed to be stranded on the Talawana Track, 1,000 kilometres east of Karratha.

It is believed the man is travelling in a campervan from Perth to Cairns.

Police hope to be able to find out the man's condition once they have established communications with him.

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Perhaps there's a shortage of radios in the area. Fancy sending a plane out all the way from Perth.

Alan

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AnswerID: 453221 Submitted: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 at 22:34

rocco2010 replied:

Gidday

Apparantly he is only a few kms from Windy Corner. some people from
Kunawarritiji headed off to help but have been delayed. conditions are said to be very sticky

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AnswerID: 453222 Submitted: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 at 22:34

Mick O replied:

Must have been a bit wet out there Al as I can't for the life of me think of anywhere sandy enough to get bogged except maybe the little twist around the claypans about 13 km east of the Canning. Hope he wasn't driving a Hi-ace van in "Wicked" livery. Why is it always the Swiss (& Germans lol)?

Thank god it wasn't summer and he had an EPIRB.

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FollowupID: 726032 Submitted: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 at 14:40

rocco2010 posted:

Gidday

Sure must be wet. ABC news has just reported a helicopter has been sent to get him and will take him to Telfer. It seems he was a short of supplies and couldn't wait till a car could get there with help to dig him out. Big bills looming for somebody!

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FollowupID: 726039 Submitted: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 at 15:39

equinox posted:

....."He says the tourist appears to be calm despite having only one day's supply of food and water"

I know there's plenty of water around however it's a bit silly still only having enough supplies for one day.

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AnswerID: 453284 Submitted: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 at 17:27

Member - Jim replied:

Alan,

Re the aircraft from Perth.
The Rescue Coordination Centre in Canberra is part of AMSA (Australian Maritime Safety Authority) and it operates a number of Dornier aircraft from bases at Darwin, Perth, Cairns & Melbourne, which are set up to carry out these type of drops or responses with trained crew (although most taskings are over water).

That's why an aircraft would come from Perth.

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FollowupID: 726066 Submitted: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 at 18:33