UK man and school group safely evacuated from Cradle Mountain National Park
A UK man and a school group have been safely evacuated from the Cradle Mountain National Park a short time ago. The man and school group were both located safe and well at Dove Lake. The Westpac Rescue Helicopter is attempting evacuate a father and daughter from Western Australia, who are currently near…
Two people located at Lake Pedder
Police have located two of the three people from the vehicle of interest near Lake Pedder a short time ago. They have been taken into custody in relation to the alleged theft of that vehicle from Westerway on Sunday night/Monday morning. Police are on the scene looking for a third person (youth) in…
Search and rescue– update #4
Police are concerned for the welfare of three people who are believed to be in the Scotts Road area near Lake Pedder. Police have received information that a white Toyota Hilux registration E41AY may have been driven to the Scotts Road area near Lake Pedder on Sunday night/Monday morning. Police and family hold…
Farmer saved from submerged tractor in river at Mole Creek
Approximately 2:30pm on Monday 15 July 2019 emergency services were alerted to a 56 year old man trapped on a submerged tractor in the Mersey River at Mole Creek. Emergency Service personnel from Tasmania Police, Ambulance Tasmania, Mole Creek Volunteer Fire Brigade and Deloraine and Kentish State Emergency Services attended the scene which was on private…
Search and rescue update #3
A Brisbane man bushwalking in the Lake Petrarch area near Lake St Clair has been rescued by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter a short time ago. The man, in his mid-40s, was evacuated and returned Derwent Bridge after activating a personal locator beacon this afternoon. “The man is an experienced bushwalker but he experienced…
Search for overdue bushwalker underway – update #2
Dangerous weather conditions are hampering a police search for a missing walker in the Cradle Mt/Lake St Clair National Park. Three police search and rescue teams, a police marine vessel and a team of SES volunteers, are currently searching for 57 year old Victorian man, Michael Bowman of Mt Waverley, who is an experienced…
Man injured in fall from utility– Bartley Street Hadspen
Police are investigating a serious incident in which a man was injured after falling from a moving vehicle. Police and emergency services were called to attend Bartley Street, Hadspen, about 7.45pm on Friday in relation to a man that had been injured after falling from a moving vehicle. The 34 year old man…
Two search and rescue operations in Northern Tasmania
Tasmania Police has responded to two search and rescue operations in Northern Tasmania overnight– one in the Walls of Jerusalem National Park and another in the Cradle Mountain -Lake St Clair National Park. This is in addition to the current search and rescue operation for a missing bushwalker near Lake St Clair. Yesterday…
Search for overdue bushwalker underway – update
Dangerous weather conditions are hampering a police search for a missing walker in the Cradle Mt/Lake St Clair National Park. Three police search and rescue teams, a police marine vessel and a team of SES volunteers, are currently searching for 57 year old Victorian man, Michael Bowman of Mt Waverley, who is an experienced…
Aggravated Armed Robbery – Martin Cash Motel, Derwent Park
A man and a woman have been charged over an aggravated armed robbery in Derwent Park on the weekend. Approximately 9.30pm on Saturday 13 July, an Aggravated Armed Robbery was committed upon a guest at the Martin Cash Motel, Main Road, Derwent Park. Police allege a man and woman approached the guest in…