Hikers warned after recent emergencies

Dwellingup Police Sergeant Dave Harnett said some people did not adequately prepare before hiking.

“They have provisions, a first aid kit and a mobile phone – but the reception between here and Collie is extremely patchy,” he said. 

“If they are in a black spot and get injured, there is no mobile phone coverage – it can’t be relied on.”

Sergeant Harnett said a man who was camping at Maranup campgrounds last week became lost on a walk and had to be rescued. 

“Luckily he was able to contact us and say he was on the train line,” he said.

“He had been wandering around for a couple of hours and had no water. If that was a 40 degree day it would have been catastrophic.”