On Tuesday 18 February 2014 the Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked to attend the Frankland Range in the state’s south west for an injured walker.

A 57 year old man from Victoria injured himself in the vicinity of Double Peak. The man was a member of a walking party of five. Contact was made via satellite phone and the helicopter was dispatched to assist.

The helicopter flew to the area and extracted the man. He was flown to Hobart in a stable condition.