A bushwalker was winched to safety yesterday afternoon, after he suffered from suspected heat exhaustion in remote bushland about 8km south of Oenpelli in West Arnhem Land.
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The 61-year-old man had been hiking with a party of nine when he became unwell.
Operating the Top End Medical Retrieval Service on behalf of the Northern Territory Government, CareFlight's Top End Rescue Helicopter was alerted to the man's plight just after lunchtime.
With no landing options for the helicopter, a flight nurse was winched down to the man's location in rugged terrain, and he was winched out just after 2pm.
The man was airlifted to Darwin, and was transported by St John Ambulance to Royal Darwin Hospital where he arrived in a stable condition before 4pm.
CareFlight would like to thank Oenpelli Clinic for their efforts in sending a nurse to the location.
