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December 26th, 2011 
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An investigation has begun into the death of a NSW paramedic during a helicopter rescue operation.
Helicopter paramedic Mick Wilson was a 15-year veteran who won a bravery award for his work.
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THE tragic details of how a helicopter paramedic died in a rescue operation began to emerge last night, with revelations that the winch line being used had to be cut.
Mick Wilson, a 15-year veteran who won a bravery award for his work, was killed trying to reach an injured canyoner at Carrington Falls in the Kangaroo Valley on Saturday evening.
Superintendent Gary Worboys said: “At about 8.30pm on their last retrieval something has occurred at the bottom of the line which has necessitated an action inside the helicopter, cutting that winch line and releasing it from the helicopter.
“As a result of that the ambulance paramedic received injuries and later died at that location near Carrington Falls.
“I’m thinking it’s not something to do with the helicopter, I’m thinking it’s about the environment. It was a difficult, complex retrieval.”
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The rescue began when a Chatswood man used his emergency distress beacon to contact emergency services after his friend, who was visiting from overseas, was injured during a canyoning trip.
Mr Wilson, 41, was one of two highly trained special casualty access team paramedics on an Ambulance Service of NSW helicopter that was called to the rescue.
Supt Worboys said the Chatswood man was retrieved safely, then something went wrong. He could not say if Mr Wilson fell, because a full investigation was under way.
Rescue teams decided another winch operation was too dangerous and the injured man and Mr Wilson’s body remained in the canyon overnight. The canyoner was rescued yesterday morning and taken to hospital in a stable condition.
It is believed to be the first time in more than 30 years that a NSW paramedic has been killed on duty. The Carrington Falls is a popular walk with a spectacular 90m abseil to secluded pools.
Mr Wilson spent more than 15 years with the ambulance service and in 2008 was one of six officers awarded a bravery award for rescuing a woman crushed by rocks in Wombeyan Caves in May that year.
The Ambulance Service offered its condolences and support to Mr Wilson’s wife and children, but did not give other details of his family.
Medical Retrieval Services spokesman Ron Manning said: “The death is a terrible tragedy for the family and the Ambulance Service of NSW.”
A team of three investigators will interview the helicopter crew, retrieve flight data from the helicopter, inspect the helicopter and gather operational and training records.
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Things do go wrong on rescues and not all rescues are picture perfect.I was one in the Glen Davies area in the remote Wollemi Wilderness where a friend took an 8 metre fall in a canyon whilst we were exploring for new canyons, and required emergency evacuation. Amazingly the helicoptor found us in the dark in windy conditions however here is a list of a few things that were not according to plan:
I WORE A BRIGHT CYCLE JACKET and flashing head torch. I went to a clearing higher up where i had perfect view of the helicoptor. They did not see me despite having a powerful spotlight directly onto me many times. They saw my colleague (who just happened to be in charge of Triage at Wollongong hospital) yet he was further down concealed by trees dark clothing. It took them quite some time to actually see him too and at one stage they went away and we thought they would not return.
They then winched down a paramedic and a doctor BUT they dropped them into the wrong area of the canyon downwards beneath two waterfalls below our position. The helicoptor left before checking intending to come back n the morning as a night resue was to be too difficult. We had to extinguish our fire due to the riskof bushfire from embers being blown around by the helicoptors downdraft. It was a very difficult narrow confined canyon to get into from above.
It took me two and a half hours alone to rescue the two rescuers by hauling them and all their gear and stretcher etc up the cliff face, up two waterfalls to our location. My colleague stayed with the casualty to monitor him so could not assist me. I am just 65 kgs and they were both very heavy fellows (95kgs)so i needed all my skills to rig a suitable haul system with the lmited gear we had with us.
At first light the helicoptor returned and we were told we had to all be evacuated despite me informing the rescuers that i had found a suitable way for us to get out and return to the top by land. We were told that the whole rescue operation (base staff included) would have to remain until everyone was out of the canyon so they insisted we were evacuated also by helicoptor.
I think this was a bad decision. It was dangerous and risky The cable got wound around a tree and as i was uplifted the rescue paramedic had to walk around the tree unwinding the cable as it was lifted up with me attached to him. TWICE WE GOT CAUGHT UP and i feared the helicoptor pilot might give the signal to cut the cable to save the helicoptor getting caught.
We made it safely into the helicoptor as didour backpacks on a seperate haul. WE ASKED THE PILOT TO DROP US AT OUR CAMPSITE but he refused and said he must take us to the rescue base set up in a nearby homestead. He did fly by our camp at our request and could see that it was a good landing with open ground and grass on top of a hill but he still refused. Instead he dropped us at a deserted homestead. The wrong one. We questioned the pilot saying it appeared deserted and we were use to seeing lots of action, police and ambulances at a rescue base. The pilot insisted it was correct dropped us off then flew away. We were totally lost. Nobody to be found and a deserted farm with no roads. We had no map as our friends who walked out of the canyon to get help had taken our EPIRB beacon and map and compasses.
We were fuming. We had three heavy backpacks (our injured collaegues one too) and no idea which way to go. We walked for ages. Eventually hearing a road with little traffic and after one hour got onto the road. Along came a police vehicle. He was not going to stop! I had to stand in the middle of the road and flag him down despite him being the head of Mudgee Police. I’ve een up since 5am this morning he said. Good for him i had just spent the night without sleep and without many clothes or food as we gave it all to our injured friend to ensure that he survived the night. We told him who we were and all he could say is the recue is over and they are going home. We were fuming again. My friend, the rescue is never over until all victims are accounted for and we were part of the victim unit and not yet safe. We had to plead with him to take us back to the proper farm location which was over the other side of the mountain and more than 32kms away.
In summary my injured friend was very relieved to be rescued BndI do admire the risks and training the rescuers go through and indeed thank them very much BUT we did not need to be rescued ourselves. It could have been a very different story if i had not had rescue trainingmyself. We were put at risk being lifted in a difficult terrain. OUR REQUESTS WERE NOT LISTENED TOO and grose errors had occurred.
On this day i lost some faith in our ambulance rescue teams.
Written by Colin Skinner about a rescue in 2008
(Trained Rescue instructor and co-founder of a cliff rescue group)