Paramedics rescue group of hikers days after 22-year-old man’s death on Larapinta Trail

Emergency services have rescued another group of hikers just days after a 22-year-old man died on the Larapinta Trail.

UPDATE 8AM, TUES 12: EMERGENCY services have rescued another group of hikers just days after a 22-year-old man died on the Larapinta Trail.

St John Ambulance NT operations manager Craig Garraway said paramedics were sent up the trail in a four-wheel drive after a group of hikers got into strife.

“A couple of those younger people were suffering as a result of the heat,” Mr Garraway told ABC Darwin.

“It appears three of four of the people were in that group were suffering from dehydration.

“They were all OK in the end, and able to continue on.”

Ms Garraway said there was an increase in rescue operations at the popular walking track, north of Alice Springs.

“It just highlights that the weather is changing a bit down there and there are a hell of a lot of people on the Larapinta Trail,” he said.

“(If you’re) enjoying the views, make sure you have got plenty of water and take your time on the walk.”

He said the majority of recent rescues were due to dehydration.

The latest rescue follows the death of 22-year-old man, who was hiking with friends on Wednesday when he collapsed from a suspected heart attack.

NT Police said his friends performed CPR on the man until another group of hikers arrived with a satellite phone and called triple-zero.

A helicopter sent to the area, but the young man died at the scene.

NT Police said his death was not being treated as suspicious and police would prepare a file for the Coroner.

The Larapinta Trail, a 232km hiking trail west of Alice Springs, recently reopened to the public after the trail was left damaged and overgrown from heavy rainfall.

INITIAL THURS APR 7: NT Police are investigating the death of a young man on the Larapinta Trail.

Police say the 22-year-old was hiking with a group of friends on Wednesday afternoon when he collapsed from a suspected cardiac arrest between Standley Chasm and Simpsons Gap.

According to police, friends conducted CPR on the man for a period of time, before another group of hikers arrived with a satellite phone and called triple-zero.

A helicopter was deployed to the area however the man died at the scene.

“(They) effectively went into cardiac arrest after a period of time and the paramedics obviously responded to that scene but unfortunately there was nothing we could do for that person at the scene and they passed away,” St John NT operations manager Craig Garraway told ABC Darwin on Thursday.

The death is not being treated as suspicious and police will prepare a file for the Coroner.

The Larapinta Trail, a 232km hiking trail west of Alice Springs, recently reopened to the public after the trail was left damaged and overgrown from heavy rainfall.

Fuel tanker rolls

A LARGE fuel tanker has rolled in the early hours of Wednesday morning in Pine Creek, south of Darwin.

The driver self-extracted from the vehicle and was uninjured, with staff from the local health clinic attending the scene.

A large fuel tanker has rolled in Pine Creek, south of Darwin. Picture: Wayne Legwidge / Facebook

The rollover occurred on Main Tce in Pine Creek, about 225km south of Darwin.

Pine Creek was only accessible from the southern intersection of Stuart Highway and Main Terrace following the rollover, but all roads have since reopened.

Motorists are advised to heed all directions and diversions while recovery operations are underway.

Police searching for woman in her 60s missing in Alice Springs

NT Police are seeking public assistance to locate a 62-year-old woman, who was last seen in Alice Springs five weeks ago but was only reported missing on Monday.

Beryl Collins, 62, was last seen by family in the Alice Springs suburb of Larapinta in late February. Picture: NT Police

Beryl Collins, 62 was last seen be family outside a residence on Rubuntja Court, in Larapinta in February.

Family members reported Ms Collins as missing on Monday.

Police believe Ms Collins is still in the Alice Springs area, and are seeking public assistance in locating her.

Ms Collins is described as being of Indigenous in appearance, of a slim build with straight partially dark hair and brown eyes. Police do not have a description of what Ms Collins was last seen wearing.

Police urge anyone who has information as to the whereabouts of Mrs Collins to contact them on 131 444 and reference PROMIS number 9970100.

Church-going granny thwarts youth carjacker

THREE teenage youths were allegedly behind a string of brazen and senseless crimes committed in the Northern suburbs of Darwin on Sunday morning.

Northern Watch Commander Rob Overall said a woman and her two young children were walking through the Casuarina Shopping Centre Carpark when she was asked for money by the youths, aged between 14-17 years old.

One of the youths snatched her car keys from her hand and stole her nearby parked vehicle, police say.

In the ensuing hours, the youths allegedly crashed the stolen vehicle into a mini school bus nearby Wanguri, where the group allegedly then ran away from the area and continued their crime spree.

Soon after, as an 80-year-old woman was driving to church in the area, one of the youth offenders allegedly opened her passenger door and attempted to carjack her vehicle, Cmmr Overall said.

“The youth was thwarted in his attempts after the intervention of other road users who came to her assistance,” he said.

Strike Force Trident and the Dog operations unit quickly responded to the crimes and as a result, all three youth offenders were arrested and charged and will appear in court on Monday.

“It will be alleged that one of the youths has breached a suspended sentence order and two have breached their bail in relation to this offending,” he said.

Police would like to thank the members of the public who have already assisted with inquiries and urge anyone with further information to contact police on 131 444 using police reference number 9969380.”