At 2.50pm yesterday the Westpac Rescue Helicopter was activated by Tasmania Police to respond to a call of assistance from a 42 year old Western Australian man.  The man had been walking at Federation Peak when he dropped his backpack down a cliff.  The man retrieved his pack but was unable to get back up the cliff and became stuck.

The helicopter located the man just south of Chockstone Gully at Federation Peak.

A rescue crewman was winched to the man who was then successfully winched into the helicopter. The man was uninjured and relocated to Bechervaise Plateau where he continued his walk.

The helicopter then returned to Hobart.