I was out on a hiking trip on the southern circuit in Wilson’s Promontory. At Little Waterloo Bay, I went to the beach and scrambled over some boulders to have a nice spot to eat. On my way back to the campsite, I slipped on a wet boulder and broke my upper right arm (the x-ray later revealed that the humerus was shattered into multiple pieces).

I was behind a boulder where no one could see me and couldn’t safely get up. Calling for help didn’t get any response. I ended up scooting around the boulder until I could see a woman on the beach. She came over to help me back to my tent where my PLB was. On the way there I briefly fainted from the pain, but luckily I was caught before falling down completely.

Back at my tent, I was wrapped up in my blanket on my insulation pad while the PLB was set off and my stuff was packed up. There was also a family and 2 friends from the person who helped me while waiting. One walked off to contact 000 and relay to them what happened. After 5 hours and discussions with the paramedics about me possibly walking an hour to the 4WD track to meet the ambulance (which I would have been unable to do due to the pain), a helicopter finally came to collect me from the beach. I was immensely relieved at that point knowing that I was now in medical hands.

I am very grateful for the 3 women who helped me, as well as the family who provided additional support until the paramedics arrived.