Source:
http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,25338980-2682,00.htmlGirl, 11, rescued after 30m fall at Wilpena Pound
EMERGENCY workers in the far north have rescued an 11-year-old girl who fell about 30m at Wilpena Pound today.
The girl, who was with her father, fell into a rocky creek bed near the isolated Brachina Gorge lookout just before 5.30pm. Her father is a medical doctor.
SES crews rescued the girl by about 6.50pm and she was stabilised by a medical retrieval team at the scene before being taken to Hawker Hospital.
Her injuries are unknown at this stage.
It is expected the girl will eventually be flown to a hospital in Adelaide.
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17:30:01 15-04-09 MFS: *CFSRES INC075 15/04/09 17:29,RESPOND RESCUE GENERAL,BRACHINA ,BRACHINA MAP 0 0 0 TG068,MEET CALLERS AT BRACHINA GORGE LOOKOUT O,N THE GEOLOGICAL TRAIL,ASSIST SAAS WITH PATIENT EXTRICATION,HAW029 HWKR00 WILP00 SES Hawker
17:33:52 15-04-09 MFS: ASSIST WITH EXTRICATION OF YOUNG PATIENT, AFTER 20-30M FALL, GROUP WILL MEET YOU AT LOOK-OUT AND DIRECT TO CASUALTY - SAAS MOBILE SES Hawker
18:06:11 15-04-09 MFS: *CFSRES INC075 15/04/09 18:05,RESPOND LIGHTING,HAWKER AIRSTRIP WILPENA RD,HAWKER MAP 0 0 0,TURN ON LIGHTS FOR RFDS,RETRIEVAL TEAM EN ROUTE,UNSURE ETA THIS STAGE,HAW029 SES Hawker
18:10:03 15-04-09 MFS: RFDS ETA - 1900HRS SES Hawker
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Congrats to the combined crew to get the girl out & looks like it was a long time period before she was flown out. At least her father being a medical doctor could have assisted.
