A man and a boy have died while a woman and a boy sustained serious injuries in accident at Wentworth Falls
Paramedics tend to bushwalkers after a landslide in Wentworth Falls in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney.Paramedics tend to bushwalkers after a landslide in Wentworth Falls in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney.Two people have died and two others are fighting for life after a landslide on a walking track in the Blue Mountains, about 100km from Sydney.
NSW police acting superintendent John Nelson said a man and a boy died at the scene of the accident. A woman and a boy were in a critical condition, and a girl was walking out from the site with the assistance of authorities, he said.NSW ambulance acting chief superintendent Stewart Clarke said the two critically injured patients had suffered significant head and abdominal injuries. They would be sedated and intubated before being winched to a helicopter and flown to hospital, he said.
“It is terribly sad to have lost two lives here today and my heart goes out to the families and the survivors of this horrific ordeal who have witnessed what is certainly a traumatic event. Nelson said the site was incredibly dangerous and unstable after the accident but conditions in general had been favourable for walking on Monday and the track had been open, despite recent flooding in the area.
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