{"id":31128,"date":"2022-08-02T07:42:17","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T12:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acrartex.com\/?post_type=survivor-stories&#038;p=31128"},"modified":"2022-08-02T07:42:19","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T12:42:19","slug":"hiking-injury-australia","status":"publish","type":"survivor-stories","link":"https:\/\/www.acrartex.com\/de\/survivor-stories\/hiking-injury-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Overnight Hike Leaves Injured Stranded"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I was leading a group of 4 hikers overnight in remote terrain when one walker broke an ankle, and could not walk. I dragged her down the rough hill terrain to a nearby creek (fortunately we were near the creek when it happened) so the group could have water and camp for the night. I set off the beacon, got her inside the tent and inside her sleeping bag.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acrartex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/melissaarden1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acrartex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/melissaarden1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31414\" width=\"599\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acrartex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/melissaarden1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.acrartex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/melissaarden1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.acrartex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/melissaarden1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.acrartex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/melissaarden1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.acrartex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/melissaarden1-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.acrartex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/melissaarden1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Medical Personnel<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Weather conditions near zero degrees Celsius and wind began to pick up. Helicopter arrived and dropped 2 rescuers down, but by then gale force winds meant helicopter could not return that night. \u00a0I walked out to safety the next day leading the other 2 walkers, but the rescuers and the injured were stuck in the bush for another 2 days because helicopter could not back because of the gale force winds.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acrartex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/melissaarden2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acrartex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/melissaarden2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31415\" width=\"544\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acrartex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/melissaarden2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.acrartex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/melissaarden2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.acrartex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/melissaarden2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.acrartex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/melissaarden2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.acrartex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/melissaarden2-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.acrartex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/melissaarden2.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>MedEvac<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acrartex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/melissaarden4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acrartex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/melissaarden4-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31416\" width=\"575\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acrartex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/melissaarden4-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.acrartex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/melissaarden4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.acrartex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/melissaarden4-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.acrartex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/melissaarden4-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.acrartex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/melissaarden4-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.acrartex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/melissaarden4.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Ground Set-Up<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acrartex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/melissaarden5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acrartex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/melissaarden5-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31417\" width=\"673\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acrartex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/melissaarden5-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.acrartex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/melissaarden5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.acrartex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/melissaarden5-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.acrartex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/melissaarden5-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.acrartex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/melissaarden5-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.acrartex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/melissaarden5.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Helicopter Pick-Up<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was leading a group of 4 hikers overnight in remote terrain when one walker broke an ankle, and could not walk. 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