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Illawarra Police Rescue Squad

Address: Lake Illawarra Pollice Station 2529 Oak Flats, Australia

Website: http://www.police.nsw.gov.au

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25.01.2022 Flags on Sydney Harbour Bridge lowered to half mast by officers and a minutes silence observed for National Police Remembrance Day

22.01.2022 This is one of 25 push-ups for 25 days challenges that one of our operatives accepted to help raise awareness for things such as PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), anxiety and depression that drive people to commit suicide. Something our operators are all to familiar with, so, with this in mind we challenge our other ESOs to post a video of an operative taking the challenge to raise awareness. #SUICIDEAWARENESS

22.01.2022 TEAM WORK - Multi-agency response to a search and recovery operation in very difficult terrain getting the job done before the weather closed in. An incredible effort by all. Sublime Point. NSW SES Wollongong City Unit, NSW SES Dapto Unit, NSW SES Kiama Unit, NSW RFS Illawarra District Helensburg, Darkes Forest, Bulli, Austinmer, Group 1 and Group 2, NSW Ambulance, Rescue & Bomb Disposal - NSW Police Force Wollongong Police District, Public Order and Riot Squad (PORS).

19.01.2022 This afternoon a team of our land search operators assisted Illawarra Police Rescue Squad with locating a bushwalker who became lost in a steep section of bushland in the Mt Keira area. The person was located uninjured and walked out.

18.01.2022 A multiagency vertical rescue operation took place at Point Perpendicular, with an injured rock climber this afternoon. The patient was retrieved and transported. NSW SES Kiama Unit, NSW Ambulance SOT, Toll Ambulance Rescue.

17.01.2022 25 PUSH-UPS FOR 25 DAYS Thank you to our colleagues at NSW SES Bush Search and Rescue Unit for the nomination. This is one of 25 push-ups for 25 days challenges... that one of our operatives accepted to help raise awareness for things such as PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), anxiety and depression that drive people to commit suicide. PTSD is a disorder that takes a great toll on emergency service workers. We are also the first ones to respond when others reach that crisis point in their lives. When was the last time you asked a family member, a friend or work colleague "R U Okay" Perhaps our local Fire & Rescue NSW stations would like to take up the challenge. #SUICIDEAWARENESS

17.01.2022 First of vertical training days for the year, skills refreshed and enhanced.

16.01.2022 Illawarra PRS got a call out for a young Macaw that needed a helping hand to get itself out of a tree, not used to flying was not a happy camper until it could be reunited with her very happy owner.

16.01.2022 Illawarra PRS were called to assist in the rescue of a stranded camper Long Gully Track, Yadboro trapped by fast rising flood waters. As the area was under flood we assisted the NSW SESNSW SES Ulladulla Unit in coordinating the rescue along side NSW Ambulance and Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopters who did the extraction in a small improved weather window. The camper was cold and wet but otherwise uninjured. South Coast Police District

16.01.2022 Last weekend was very busy time for the Blue Mountains Police Rescue Squad and the NSW Ambulance service with our operators responding to several rescue operati...ons. On Saturday afternoon the squad and Ambulance Special Operations Paramedics responded to a report of 2 rock climber stuck 50 metres down a cliff face at Pierces Pass near Mount Tomah. Rescue operators abseiled down to the pair and set up a roping system that was used to bring them to the top of the cliff. This operation took several hours and went on into the evening. On Sunday the squad responded with the Ambulance service to Point Pilcher at Medlow Bath in relation to a rock climber that had taken a 20-metre fall on a cliff that was around 200 metres in height. Two Police Rescue Operators and two paramedics have made their way down to the climber who was on a small ledge with broken ankles and a possible fractured wrist. The operators have moved him down the cliff face to another ledge that provided more protection and more space for the paramedic to work on him. The following morning the operators again moved him down the cliff face to a wider ledge in preparation for a helicopter winch. At this stage cloud and fog moved into the valley which affected the helicopters ability to move in and perform the winch. Finally, late Monday afternoon, the helicopter was able to get overhead and safely winch the rock climber out. He was flown out to Westmead hospital for further treatment. The whole operation taking over 24 hours. While this was occurring the squad also responded to a lost bush walker at Mount Tomah. After 2 hours of searching the bush walker was located and guided back out of the bush where he was treated by the Ambulance service for dehydration. Finally, on Monday evening, just after the Point Pilcher job had been completed, the rescue squad and Special Operations paramedics responded to 4 lost bush walkers in the National Park at Glenbrook. With one of the bush walker suffering from chest pains. The group were located in the Glenbrook Gorge and walked out of the bush to the Glenbrook township. As the Covid restrictions start to ease and you consider going for a bush walk in the Blue Mountains please download the Emergency + App at (https://emergencyapp.triplezero.gov.au). Half the battle with remote area rescue is working at exactly where you are. This app takes care of that for you. And as always please think before you TREK. Think before you TREK promotes the benefits of planning ahead for your bushwalking trip by using an easy to remember acronym: T - Take adequate supplies of food, water, navigation and first aid equipment. R - Register your planned route and tell friends and family when you expect to return. E - Emergency beacon (PLB's) are available free of charge from NSW Police Force and NPWS. K - Keep to your planned route and follow the map and walking trails. For more information please visit (https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au//think-before-you-trek)

16.01.2022 This morning we attended a different sort of roof job, with our VR operators called to rescue an injured man stuck on a roof. It was a multi-agency response inv...olving NSW Ambulance Paramedics, Illawarra Police Rescue Squad - NSW Police Force and Fire and Rescue Station 503 Wollongong who used their Bronto Skylift to get him safely down. See more

12.01.2022 Late this afternoon, NSW SES Vertical Rescue Operators from Wollongong and Dapto Units responded with Illawarra Police Rescue Squad - NSW Police Force to Otford..., where a person required rescue from the side of the cliff. A great outcome, with the person uninjured and able to assist operators with their extrication, climbing to safety with use of our specialist equipment. NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service has a range of practical tips and advice to stay safe in the bush. Before heading outdoors, head to their website: https://tinyurl.com/y4loh7rc #NSWSES #VerticalRescue Illawarra Mercury Northern Illawarra The Bulli & Clifton Times ABC Illawarra Wave FM 96.5 i98 FM

12.01.2022 A good result for the search of an elderly lady suffering dementia missing from her West Nowra address this morning, she was located in heavy scrub near Flat Rock Creek, she was not injured, but was taken by ambulance for observations. A coordinated search by Illawarra Police Rescue Squad with the assistance of South Coast Police District general duties and detectives, Police Dog Unit - NSW Police Force, Traffic and Highway Patrol Command - NSW Police Force, NSW SES St Georges Basin Unit, NSW SES Nowra Unit, NSW SES Kiama Unit, NSW SES Shellharbour City Unit, NSW RFS - Shoalhaven as well a number of local residence of the area. We would like to thank the community for their assistance in information that allowed us to put together her movements.

11.01.2022 NSW Police Rescue & Bomb Disposal Unit had the pleasure of spending the day with our little hero Mitchell Ray. Mitchell is 6 years old and he was diagnosed wit...h stage 4 neuroblastoma (a rare childhood cancer) Mitchell has completed 5 cycles of chemotherapy and has had a huge surgery to remove a pineapple sized tumor. Treatment for Mitchell has now moved toward extending Mitchell’s life and the family has been told to expect months not years with him. Members of NSW Police Highway Patrol, Parramatta Police Area Command and the Marine Area Command also contributed to making this a very special day for Mitchell and his family. Mitchell’s go fund page https://www.gofundme.com/f/mitchell-blasts-neuroblastoma Mitchell’s Facebook blog is https://www.facebook.com/Mitchell-Blasts-Neuroblastoma-100328758245461/

10.01.2022 NSW Police Rescue crews assisting with flood rescue operation out in Rappville today. Although the rain has stopped for now, please adhere to safety advice and weather warnings in the area.

10.01.2022 25 push-ups for 25 days challenges that four of our operatives accepted to help raise awareness for things such as PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), anxiety and depression that drive people to commit suicide. Something our operators are all to familiar with, so, with this in mind we challenge our other ESOs to post a video of an operative taking the challenge to raise awareness. 100 pushups ... #SUICIDEAWARENESS

08.01.2022 MAN RESCUED AFTER CLIFF FALL A man is recovering in hospital after falling 6 metres over a cliff in Calderwood this afternoon. Shortly before 2pm, NSW SES volun...teers from Kiama were called to a vertical rescue to assist the man at a property west of Albion Park. After reaching the patient, he was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics and then carried up a steep embankment, before he was loaded into the Toll Ambulance Rescue helicopter and flown to hospital. Illawarra Police Rescue Squad - NSW Police Force

08.01.2022 Stay at home because we can’t. Operations at the Rescue and Bomb Disposal Unit are continuing but when we’re not doing this, we are home, just like you should be.

08.01.2022 IPRS attended a Vehicle Vs Motorcycle at the base of Macquarie Pass this morning. The male rider with a suspected fractured leg was conveyed to Wollongong Hospital for treatment. Just a reminder to take care on our roads people.

08.01.2022 MAN RESCUED FROM INSIDE WIND TURBINE About 4pm yesterday (Tuesday 23 June 2020), police were called to a wind farm near Crookwell following reports a man had fa...llen inside a wind turbine. Officers from The Hume Police District attended and commenced a rescue operation with the assistance of Police Rescue and NSW Ambulance Paramedics. The 49-year-old man was secured in a stokes litter and vertically roped to a platform before being removed from inside the wind turbine by Police Rescue. He was treated at the scene before being airlifted to Canberra Hospital for assessment. Fortunately the man only sustained minor injuries. SafeWork NSW have been notified of the incident.

08.01.2022 Our #VerticalRescue Operators have assisted Illawarra Police Rescue Squad - NSW Police Force, NSW Ambulance and Fire and Rescue NSW with extricating an injured bushwalker in Clifton this afternoon. #NSWSES Illawarra Mercury WIN News Illawarra ABC Illawarra 9 News Illawarra

07.01.2022 Illawarra PRS enhanced vertical rescue capability today with the addition of the ACX Power Ascender. Training was conducted today to give our operators a full insight to the equipments capabilities and safety features.

07.01.2022 CAR OVER EMBANKMENT ON KIAMA BENDS Early this morning Kiama Unit volunteers were called to reports that a car had driven through a guard rail near the rest area... on Kiama Bends. Volunteers worked alongside Illawarra Police Rescue Squad - NSW Police Force and set up a roping system to abseil over the embankment. The driver managed to self extricate, and the team checked the vehicle and surrounds for other occupants. #NSWSES

06.01.2022 A lucky kittten rescued at Mt Warrigal this morning, IPRS attended for a stray kitten that had somehow found itself wedged in a wall cavity. The home owner gave permission for a brick to be removed and the kitten was removed safely and has been adopted by the home owner.

04.01.2022 Our Vertical Rescue operators responded with Illawarra Police Rescue Squad to a male stuck on a structure at the harbour tonight. Fire and Rescue Station 503 Wollongong provided a ladder platform which enabled the person to climb down to safety. #NSWSES #VerticalRescue

03.01.2022 CANYONER RESCUED AT MACQUARIE PASS A man was rescued from the Macquarie Pass canyon this afternoon after injuring his arm. The man had abseiled down a cliff in ...the canyon and was moving over a rocky area when he slipped, injuring his arm. NSW SES volunteers set up roping systems, and after the man was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics, he was hauled up a cliff and carried out of the canyon to safety. #NSWSES Illawarra Police Rescue Squad - NSW Police Force