At approximately 2:45pm police received a call for assistance from a walker nearby Crater Lake, Cradle Mountain.  The caller and his wife aged 31 from NSW were on a day walk when his wife slipped and fell suffering a knee injury.  The section of track where they were located is steep and rocky.

The Westpac Rescue helicopter was dispatched from Hobart and both people were transported to the helipad adjacent to the Cradle Mountain Visitors Centre where they were met by a Tasmania Ambulance crew.  The female will be receiving further treatment at the North West Regional Hospital.