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Three found safe on Barook Pocket Walk |
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Written by Les Fawkes
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Monday, 25 July 2011 |
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search for a mother and her two young sons was initiated on the walking
tracks from Baroon Pocket Dam to Kondalilla Falls, cold, dark and
difficult terrain on Sunday July 24th at about 10p.m.
Mum, Kate and her 2 sons (Owen & Alex) had left Baroon Pocket end of the walk at about 3p.m. to meet the rest of the family at Kondalilla Falls, just under 8 km walk, a couple of hours later.
They had completed the walk on previous occasions. Because they had completed the walk on previous occasions they did not anticipate anything going wrong. It would appear that the walkers took a wrong turn on the track. They were not prepared for the cold night conditions. When it got dark relatives waiting at the Kondalilla Falls end of the walk started to worry and called police.
Maleny SES volunteers were detailed to commence a search of the area to locate the missing people.
The SES volunteers started the search at the Baroon Pocket end of the walk whilst Sunshine Coast Police Dog Squad commenced the search from the Kondalilla Falls end of the walk.
The group were found safe and well within about 15 minutes of the search commencing.
In a separate incident at about 1p.m. 0n the same day a 29-year-old man climbing the eastern side of Mt Tibrogargan on the Sunshine Coast has suffered severe head injuries and a fractured elbow after falling almost 80m last Sunday.
He was airlifted by an AGL Rescue helicopter to the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital where he was admitted in a critical condition where he underwent emergency surgery.
He was in the company of two male friends when emergency services arrived at the scene. It would appear that he lost footing as he was tying off on a particularly steep section of the mountain's face. This climb is recommended only for experienced climbers.
There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the man's fall.
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 03 September 2011 )
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