# Two helicopter rescues after Tasmania bushwalker falls

> Police urge walkers to carry communications devices after two separate rescues on Saturday.
- Title: Two helicopter rescues after Tasmania bushwalker falls · Abc
- Summary: Police urge walkers to carry communications devices after two separate rescues on Saturday. Tasmania Police conducted two helicopter rescues on Saturday and…
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- Source: Abc — https://abc.net.au/news/2026-10-04/two-helicopter-rescues-in-tasmania-after-bushwalker-mishaps/107226544
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## Man falls on Bruny Island
A sixty-two-year-old New South Wales man fell about ten metres down a steep hill at Dennes Point on North Bruny Island on Saturday morning while walking alone.
## He stops above a cliff
The man luckily stopped himself at the top of a further forty-metre cliff. Senior Constable Callum Herbert said an attempt to self-rescue may have resulted in catastrophic outcome.

> He luckily stopped himself at the top of a further 40-metre cliff.
## Mobile phone call brings rescue
The man contacted emergency services by mobile phone about ten thirty am. A specialist police roping team was sent in the Westpac Rescue Helicopter and rescued him about one pm.
## Bushwalker falls ill on west coast
In a separate incident on Saturday, a forty-four-year-old man became ill while bushwalking with a group of three on the Tyndall Range on Tasmania's west coast.
## Beacon triggers satellite rescue
The group activated a personal locator beacon and contacted emergency services via satellite communications about three pm. The Westpac Rescue Helicopter located them and transported the man to Royal Hobart Hospital.
## Police urge communication devices
Police urged bushwalkers to carry a charged mobile phone or, in remote areas, a personal locator beacon. Inspector Steve Jones said it was a timely reminder to carry sufficient food, water, communication equipment and emergency shelter.
## Key takeaway

Tasmania Police conducted two helicopter rescues on Saturday and urged bushwalkers to carry mobile phones or personal locator beacons.