Bogged tourists spark full-scale search

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Bogged tourists spark full-scale search
February 27, 2007 - 2:49PM

Two Swiss tourists who sparked a full-scale rescue mission involving a helicopter and an aircraft flown from Melbourne to Tasmania were found just 5km from a bitumen road in a bogged four-wheel-drive.

The tourists activated an EPIRB distress beacon near Mt Read, in Tasmania's north west, about 10.40pm on Monday.

The aircraft traced the signal to the hire vehicle but could not land because of hills.

Police reached the tourists in a four-wheel drive and winched the vehicle onto safe ground, ending a six-hour operation.

"The night was warm and there were no injuries," a police spokesman said.

"Tasmania Police would like to remind the public that EPIRB distress beacons are for matters of distress when there is a serious risk to life."

© 2007 AAP
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