Bush Search and Rescue were called out for a search for a boy missing in the bush near Ballarat, departing Melbourne early on Saturday 19 March 2011. The boy was found safe and well by searchers before BSAR members arrived.
Search and Rescue for three people on Mount Bogong, 9 August 2004
On Sunday 9/8/2004Â Falls Creek Police Station rang to seek assistance from Birkebeiner Nordic Ski Club Search and Rescue group, a part of BSAR.
Three people on the summit of Mt Bogong had contacted emergency services by mobile phone requesting urgent assistance. They were all very cold and one was suffering severely from hypothermia. They had dug snow holes near Eskdale Point with blizzard conditions prevailing.
Five members from B.N.S.C. plus a ski patroller from Mt Hotham responded to the call out and met at Mt Beauty Police station.
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Search for missing man at Combienbar, December 2010
6 to 8 Dec 2010. A man was reported missing near Combienbar in East Gippsland on Sunday 5 December 2010. He was in a group that was fossicking around old mine sites in the area and became separated.
BSAR was called to assist, with the first team leaving Melbourne in the early hours of Monday 6 December 2010. This initial search effort found some signs of the man’s movements.
A second BSAR call out saw an additional large team join the search on Wednesday morning 8 December 2010.
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Rescue of injured walker at Eagles Peaks, 4 December 2010
A bushwalker was reported injured after a fall near Eagles Peaks above the Howqua River, on Friday 3 Dec 2010. Â BSAR were called to assist in a rescue operation and departed Melbourne very early on Saturday 4 December 2010. From Mansfield Police Station, BSAR searchers were driven up to 8 Mile Gap in Police and SES four wheel drives.
The rescue party commenced the walk up to Eagles Peaks about 6am. The weather was fine and sunny after yesterday’s storms. The BSAR team joined the Police Search and Rescue and SES team who were already at the summit.
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Missing woman found at Lake Mountain, July 2010
12 July 2010. BSAR searchers left Melbourne early morning to assist in the search for a 48 year old woman missing overnight at Lake Mountain. Snow cover was patchy.
BSAR searchers were deployed shortly after arrival to search the heads of Koala Creek.
The woman was found safe and well later in the morning.
She had remained active during the night and searchers from the Victoria Police had found her tracks. Police continued to follow tracks until they established voice contact.
External links
- Search for woman lost in freezing bushland, The Age 12 July 2010
- Missing woman found after night in freezing bushland, The Age 12 July 2010
- Freezing night spent under ferns, The Age, July 13, 2010
Search for Brumby Hunter near Davies Plain, November 2009
A brumby hunter reported missing on Friday 20 Nov 2009. He was last seen by his companions near the remote Davies Plain close to the NSW Border and the Murray River in NE Victoria.
BSAR was called to assist with the search. The team arrived on Sunday afternoon, 22 Nov, after a very long drive from Melbourne.
BSAR groups searched in the area and camped out on Sunday night. The terrain was difficult due to vegetation regrowth after the 2003 alpine bushfires.
A second call out on Sunday for BSAR searchers resulted in an additional large team arriving Monday morning.
The missing person was found by searchers on horseback after he walked onto a track on Monday morning. He was in good condition. He survived by sleeping in a wombat hole one night with a dog for company to keep him warm, and making a bush shelter around a hollow log for another night.
External links
- In a man-eat-dog world, loyal mutt helps hunter, The Age, 24 November 2009