Iceaxe
01-13-2009, 05:51 PM
Police lead search for missing bushwalkers - Blue Mountains
Thursday, 08 Jan 2009
Police are about to resume a search for two bushwalkers, overdue on a canyoning trip in the Blue Mountains.
Around 10.30am on Tuesday 6 January, a 64-year-old man from Mount Wilson and a 42-year-old man from Turramurra set out on a day trek along the Du Faurs Creek firetrail through Clatterteeth Canyon.
Carrying food, a space blanket and a first aid kit among their supplies, the pair had planned to reach Mount Wilson by 6pm.
Around 9am yesterday, a relative of the older man contacted police and reported them missing.
Police from the Blue Mountains Local Area Command established a Command Post at the Mount Wilson Rural Fire Station and co-ordinated a search involving police and R.F.S. ground teams and Polair.
Two specially-trained Police Rescue personnel entered the canyon in a bid to follow the trail and locate the men.
That search was not successful and the operation was postponed due to bad light.
A larger search operation is due to commence at 8am today.
The older man is described as an experienced bushwalker/canyoner and has completed the same planned walk on several occasions.
He is described as tall with a medium build and was last seen wearing dark green shorts and a pale green shirt.
The 42-year-old is also tall with a medium build and was last seen wearing a t-shirt and denim shorts.
Both trekkers were carrying black backpacks and wetsuits.
Anyone with information about the whereabouts of the pair is urged to contact Katoomba Police on (02) 4782 8199 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Thursday, 08 Jan 2009
Police are about to resume a search for two bushwalkers, overdue on a canyoning trip in the Blue Mountains.
Around 10.30am on Tuesday 6 January, a 64-year-old man from Mount Wilson and a 42-year-old man from Turramurra set out on a day trek along the Du Faurs Creek firetrail through Clatterteeth Canyon.
Carrying food, a space blanket and a first aid kit among their supplies, the pair had planned to reach Mount Wilson by 6pm.
Around 9am yesterday, a relative of the older man contacted police and reported them missing.
Police from the Blue Mountains Local Area Command established a Command Post at the Mount Wilson Rural Fire Station and co-ordinated a search involving police and R.F.S. ground teams and Polair.
Two specially-trained Police Rescue personnel entered the canyon in a bid to follow the trail and locate the men.
That search was not successful and the operation was postponed due to bad light.
A larger search operation is due to commence at 8am today.
The older man is described as an experienced bushwalker/canyoner and has completed the same planned walk on several occasions.
He is described as tall with a medium build and was last seen wearing dark green shorts and a pale green shirt.
The 42-year-old is also tall with a medium build and was last seen wearing a t-shirt and denim shorts.
Both trekkers were carrying black backpacks and wetsuits.
Anyone with information about the whereabouts of the pair is urged to contact Katoomba Police on (02) 4782 8199 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.