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Bushwalkers Urged to Prepare for Tasmanian Wilderness

Media release – Department of Police, Fire & Emergency Management, 19 September 2025 Police reiterate warnings to bushwalkers following several rescues in...

Man Clinging to Ute Rescued from Arthur River 4

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Man Clinging to Ute Rescued from Arthur River

A man was rescued from a partially submerged four-wheel-drive vehicle after becoming stranded in the Arthur River on Saturday. The incident has...

Tasmania’s 'Covered Up Disaster' - The Tim Walter Story 6

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Tasmania’s ‘Covered Up Disaster’ – The Tim Walter Story

Blurb from MrDeified No “AI” was used in this video. A weekend adventure. A cave outside Hobart, Tasmania. And a chain of...

Dramatic Rescue of Stranded Climbers at Cape Hauy 8

Dramatic Rescue of Stranded Climbers at Cape Hauy 9

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Dramatic Rescue of Stranded Climbers at Cape Hauy

Media release – Tasmania Police, 13 February 2025 Climbers rescued from the Totem Pole at Cape Hauy Two climbers were rescued from...

Stranded Hikers Still Trapped in Walls NP 12

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Stranded Hikers Still Trapped in Walls NP

Media release – Tasmania Police, 15 July 2024 Stranded bushwalkers, Walls of Jerusalem National Park An operation to retrieve three stranded bushwalkers from...

Body of Missing Diver Located at The Gardens 15

Body of Missing Diver Located at The Gardens 16

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Body of Missing Diver Located at The Gardens

Media release – Tasmania Police, 13 February 2024 Man’s body found in search for missing diver Sadly, the body of a man...

Search Formally Suspended for Missing Fisherman, Kerry Frankcombe 17

Search Formally Suspended for Missing Fisherman, Kerry Frankcombe 18

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Search Formally Suspended for Missing Fisherman, Kerry Frankcombe

Media release – Tasmania Police, 10 October 2023 Search formally suspended for missing fisherman, Kerry Frankcombe Following a comprehensive review, police have...

Rescue Helicopter to Lose Sponsorship 19

Rescue Helicopter to Lose Sponsorship 20

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Rescue Helicopter to Lose Sponsorship

Media release – Westpac Rescue Helicopter Tasmania (WRHT), 6 October 2023 Helicopter search and rescue service to lose community funding Tasmania’s helicopter...