No one will enjoy the 2011 Christmas party like Lion Cathy! She survived the following ordeal last month:
About 2130hrs yesterday the Police Westpac Rescue Helicopter was activated by Tasmania Police in relation to the search for a woman reported missing whilst kayaking on the Mersey River, Devonport.
The woman was located in her kayak at approx 2345hrs. She was taken into the helicopter and flown to Devonport. The woman was cold but uninjured.
Her reply, before being fined by the Lion Tamer, was that her mate had called the police after being stranded in deep mud and low tide. She claimed to be warm and asleep in her kayak at midnight when they got rescued within hours of the tide coming back. Cathy complained about the helicopter's heater not working. It was all terribly exciting, except for the cleaning of the muddy kayaks afterwards...
Although Lion Cathy nor her friend had requested a helicopter rescue, the crew of the rescue helicopter is always enthusiastic to come out. Of course preference will always be given to life-threatening cases, cases such as this where we might consider it overkill are still treated as a good exercise, a chance to hone their skills in finding stranded people at night, and due to the less critical nature have minimal risk of failure. It must be remembered that being stranded on a flood plain can be very dangerous, as Cathy could've been surprised in her warm sleep by a torrent of cold water. People have drowned in bath tubs, and no situation involving water and nature can be dismissed as trivial at any time. Thank you to the Westpac Rescue Helicopter and crew, we think you do a fantastic job!
Although Lion Cathy nor her friend had requested a helicopter rescue, the crew of the rescue helicopter is always enthusiastic to come out. Of course preference will always be given to life-threatening cases, cases such as this where we might consider it overkill are still treated as a good exercise, a chance to hone their skills in finding stranded people at night, and due to the less critical nature have minimal risk of failure. It must be remembered that being stranded on a flood plain can be very dangerous, as Cathy could've been surprised in her warm sleep by a torrent of cold water. People have drowned in bath tubs, and no situation involving water and nature can be dismissed as trivial at any time. Thank you to the Westpac Rescue Helicopter and crew, we think you do a fantastic job!
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