Vic: Schoolgirl rescued after falling ill in rugged high country

AAP General News (Australia)
04-05-2006
Vic: Schoolgirl rescued after falling ill in rugged high country

MELBOURNE, April 5 AAP - A schoolgirl was airlifted to a Melbourne hospital today after
falling ill on a school excursion in a rugged area of Victoria's high country.

Rural ambulance and State Emergency Service crews in four-wheel drives were sent to
Mount King Billy, in the Alpine National Park east of the Mount Buller ski resort, about
1.30pm (AEST) to rescue the girl, a Rural Ambulance Service spokeswoman said today.

The 14-year-old girl, who was suffering abdominal pain and had become unconscious,
was winched to a waiting air ambulance and was taken to the Royal Children's Hospital,
a State Emergency Service spokeswoman said.

The SES vehicle, with three volunteers aboard, was sent to clear trees from tracks
leading to the scene.

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