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Accident at araps on news Sunday 9/3 10-Mar-2015 At 3:39:00 PM kieranl

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On 10/03/2015 Justcameron wrote:
>This is something I was certainly wondering about on the day - at the
>time I was hanging out in the pines doing not much but was torn between
>"go and offer any help carrying stuff as required" vs "don't be nosy -
>you'll just get in the way"
>
>In the end I didn't come and help out. Is it generally the case with arapiles
>rescues that extra hands will be useful?

Offers of help are always appreciated, even if you're just asked to hang about in case you're needed.
The need for people has to be balanced against keeping the team-size manageable.
If you're going to help : wear a helmet if you have one, an accident scene isn't a safe environment.
If you have surgical gloves in your first-aid kit stick them in a pocket and wear glasses if you have them (sun-glasses if it's still daylight) - there are probably going to be body fluids about and you may not be able to avoid contact. And stick in a headtorch if there's less than a couple of hours of daylight - you don't know how long you'll be out there.