Tasmania Police Marine and Rescue have responded to two EPIRB activations today.

Earlier today the helicopter airlifted a walker from the Western Arthurs Range.  The walker was travelling with a group and suffered a medical episode requiring extraction.  The person was taken to the Royal Hobart Hospital.

At 3pm, a walker was reported missing on the South Coast Track (Iron Bound Range).  The man’s walking party activated an EPIRB and Garmin InReach device.

The walker was several hours overdue to meet his group near the Iron Bound Range High Camp.

The helicopter has been deployed to search for the missing walker.