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Father walks through blizzard for 25 kilometres to get help after car gets stuck


A father walked through a blizzard for 25 kilometres to get help for his wife and toddler after their car got stuck in heavy snow in south-east NSW yesterday.

Police said the family "were ever so lucky" to survive more than a day in freezing conditions at the Goobragandra Wilderness Area in Kosciuszko National Park.

The 37-year-old Canberra man, who police said declined to be identified, his wife, 39, and their 18-month-old son were travelling in a car on a forested track in the national park when they were caught in a heavy snowfall about 3pm on Wednesday.

The car became stuck in the mud and without mobile phone reception, the family decided to spend the night there, Cootamundra Local Area Commander Superintendent Peter Wanczura said.

"They were able to get water by putting the empty baby bottles on the car roof overnight and hanging the empty nappy bag in a tree," he said.

The father left the car the following morning, telling his wife and son to stay in the car while he went raise the alarm.

"It's been raining here quite heavily for a number of days ... it was not a very inviting environment," Superintendent Wanczura said.

In "blizzard conditions", he trudged through the bushland and mud, sticking to the roads as much as he could before finally being able to make a call from his mobile phone about 2pm.

He then came across a group of forestry workers about 3pm. They took him to Tumut Police Station, where he was given a fresh outfit from St Vincent de Paul to replace his wet clothes, which were saturated with rainwater, mud and snow, Superintendent Wanczura said.

A search involving Forests New South Wales, National Parks and Wildlife Service, New South Wales Ambulance Service and State Emergency Service officers was launched to find the car and at 4.30pm, the mother and her baby were located safe and sound.

"Even though they were a little cold and running low on nappies and baby formula they appeared to be suffering no ill effects," Superintendent Wanczura said.

He said while vehicles often got bogged in mud and snow or slip off the roadways at the ranges in the area, incidents such as the one involving this family were rare.

"This family were ever so lucky and this incident should serve as a reminder that if you are heading into the high country, even for a day trip - be aware of the conditions, the weather report for the day, tell someone where you are going and when you are likely to be back," Superintendent Wanczura said, adding that people should be aware that mobile phone reception in the high country was patchy.

"It is also important to have the right equipment with you in terms of food and clothing."

He said the family suffered from cold, hunger and shock but were otherwise not hurt by their ordeal.

Source SMH

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一位父亲走过了25公里的暴风雪，为他的妻子和孩子得到帮助，他们上了车后，昨天停留在新南威尔士州东南部大雪。

警方说，家庭“曾有那么幸运了”求生存，在Goobragandra哥斯高国家公园自然保护区冻结条件超过一天。

堪培拉37岁的人，不愿透露姓名，他的妻子，39岁，其18个月大的儿子被森林的轨道上行驶的汽车在国家公园时，他们陷入了沉重的谁警方说，降雪日（星期三）下午约三时。

库塔曼德拉当地警区指挥官总监彼得Wanczura说，汽车成了陷在淤泥，没有手机信号，家人决定到那里过夜。

“他们能够得到空的婴儿奶瓶放在车顶过夜，挂在一棵树上空尿布袋的水，”他说。

翌日早上父亲离开汽车，告诉他的妻子和儿子留在车上，而他又提高了警钟。

“这一直下雨这里相当严重的天数... ...，这不是一个非常迷人的环境，”警司Wanczura说。

在“暴风雪条件”，他拖着沉重的脚步，通过丛林和泥，坚持的道路之前，他可能终于能够从他的手机约下午二时调用。

然后，他遇到了一群林业工人下午约三时。他们把他蒂默特派出所，在那里他被赋予了新的装备，以取代从圣文森特德保罗他的湿衣服，雨水，泥泞和雪地饱和，警Wanczura说。

推出涉及森林的新南威尔士州，国家公园和野生生物服​​务，新南威尔士州救护车服务和国家紧急服务人员的搜索找到车，下午四时三十分，母亲和婴儿均位于安然无恙。

“即使他们有点冷和低运行尿布和婴儿配方奶粉，他们似乎是痛苦没有不良影响，”Wanczura警司说。

他说，而车辆经常受阻于泥地和雪地或滑落在该地区范围内的道路，如涉及这个家庭的事件是罕见的。

“这家人永远那么幸运，这一事件应该提醒服务，如果你是迈向高的国家，甚至一日游 - 要注意的条件下，当天的天气报告，告诉别人你要去哪里当你很可能要回来，“Wanczura警司表示，人们应该意识到，在高的国家的移动电话接待呈斑块状。

“同样重要的是有合适的设备与您在食品和服装方面。”

他说，家庭遭受寒冷，饥饿和休克，但他们的苦难，否则不伤害

Viola

记得以前看过类似的新闻，好像在美国，那家人困得更惨，男的出去找救援后不记得有没有活下来了。

BLK

风雨里走了25公里，这个强的。