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Fortress, Grampians accident - 16/11/08 19-Nov-2008 At 1:20:39 PM MrsM10iswhereitsat.

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Yes indeed Mr devlin66.

Thank you Mr kieranl for posting the local news update, and well done to all the rescuers involved.
Those articles certainly are thought provoking dearie.

This one
http://wimmera.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/general/police-query-rescue-delay/1364465.aspx
has the worrying component of the wonderful ambulance peoples not having flexibility in accessing local knowledge.
>"The Fortress was not listed in any of our databases. As such we couldn't establish if it was in the central or southern Grampians. Once the location was identified we notified Victoria Police and sent an air ambulance helicopter up to the area because we had hoped we might have been able to winch the patient straight out," he said.
>"I can't speak for the time between notifying Victoria Police and when the search and rescue unit was activated because that is a police matter."
>Mr Leach said operation centres at Ballarat and Geelong would update databases to include names for areas in the Grampians and Ambulance Victoria would ensure a policy was introduced so other emergency services were contacted for Grampians rescues.
Maybe things will be better in future?

The other one here
http://wimmera.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/general/fourth-rescue-for-adventurer/1364467.aspx
as summed up by
>Sgt Bate said that after rescuing Mr Benchea four times it was clear the incidents were more than just bad luck.
also raises some interesting questions in the minds of the good recue peoples no doubt?