Tas: Man airlifted to hospital from remote Tas bush track

AAP General News (Australia)
12-31-2005
Tas: Man airlifted to hospital from remote Tas bush track

HOBART, Dec 31 AAP - A man has been airlifted from a remote track in Tasmania's central
highlands after becoming ill on a hiking trip.

Emergency authorities received a call from a member of the man's party on a satellite
phone about 5.20pm (AEDT) today requesting medical help, a Tasmania Police spokesman said
today.

The party was at the Pelion Hut on the overland track near Cradle Mountain, north-west of Hobart.

Police said the man had aggravated an existing medical condition and required urgent treatment.

The man was picked up by a rescue helicopter and taken to Launceston Airport, from
where he was transferred to Launceston General Hospital in a stable condition.

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KEYWORD: HIKER

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