UPDATE 5.30pm:
Emergency services have located and winched a 14-year-old boy to safety.
The Westpac Rescue Helicopter, along with a ground party comprising Police, SES and ambulance personnel were deployed to the Meander Falls Track area around 12.30pm Friday.
About 2.45pm the Police Rescue Helicopter located the party and winched a paramedic to the group.
A 14-year-old boy was then winched from the area and transported to the Launceston General Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
IN OTHER NEWS:
EARLIER 2pm:
A rescue helicopter has been called in for an injured bushwalker in Northern Tasmania.
A Tasmania Police spokesperson said it was believed a person was part of a walking party when they slipped on the track and suffered non-life-threatening back injuries.
Police, State Emergency Service and Ambulance Tasmania have been called to the incident with the Westpac Rescue Helicopter also responding.
Daina Oliver
Daina Oliver is digital journalist based in Launceston. She was previously a local government reporter at The Daily Advertiser and The Wimmera Mail-Times after joining ACM in 2017. She is originally from Whyalla, South Australia, and graduated from the University of Adelaide in 2016 with a Bachelor of Media with a specialisation in journalism. Got stories? Get in touch. daina.oliver@austcommunitymedia.com.au
Daina Oliver is digital journalist based in Launceston. She was previously a local government reporter at The Daily Advertiser and The Wimmera Mail-Times after joining ACM in 2017. She is originally from Whyalla, South Australia, and graduated from the University of Adelaide in 2016 with a Bachelor of Media with a specialisation in journalism. Got stories? Get in touch. daina.oliver@austcommunitymedia.com.au
