Thursday 18/02/16. Bush Search and Rescue members participated in the search for a missing person in Lerderderg State Park. The missing man was found late morning.
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Mt Burrowa search locates missing bushwalker, October 2015
BSAR searchers travelled to Corryong on Tuesday 6 October 2015 to assist in the search for a missing bushwalker near Mt Burrowa in the Burrowa-Pine National Park. Â
The missing person was spotted from the Police helicopter just as BSAR searchers arrived in Corryong.
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Missing woman located on Mt Erica on 26 Aug 2015
BSAR members assisted in a search for a missing woman on Mt Erica. The missing woman was located on 26 August. A second large contingent were ready to assist but were not deployed as the woman was found.
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Mount Bogong rescue of injured skier 12 Aug 2015
BSAR members participated in the rescue of an injured skier on Mt Bogong on 12 August 2015 in overcast weather and snow showers following a local call out by Mt Beauty Police.
The rescue involved a stretcher haul from Tadgell Point then down Eskdale Spur to Michel Hut under the supervision of Police SAR.
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Injured skier rescued from Mt Bogong, September 2014
On Tuesday 2nd September 2014 a local call-out was issued for a carry-out of an injured person from Eskdale Spur. Two BSAR members in the North East joined a team of Police, SES, a ski patroller and a paramedic to evacuate the person down the Eskdale Spur track from Michell hut.
Premier, Minister for Emergency Services and family thank emergency services workers
BSAR searchers and other emergency services workers directly involved in the search for Luke Shambrook over Easter were thanked in State Parliament on Wednesday 22 April by Premier Daniel Andrews, the Minister for Emergency Services, Jane Garrett and Luke’s parents. The thanks for our efforts was warmly appreciated.