Emergency crews respond to hikers ‘trapped on cliff’

Emergency services have set up a control point at Stoney Creek in response to an incident involving two hikers.

Emergency services have set up a control point at Stoney Creek in response to an incident involving two hikers.

At 2.23pm Queensland Fire and Emergency Services received a triple-0 call from hikers requiring assistance during a bushwalk to the summit of Mount Williams.

Two QFES vehicles including a technical rescue crew have assembled in the car park at the end of Stoney Creek Rd.

Crash wreckage from the Piper PA31 Navajo that crashed into Mount Williams in 1986. Picture: Peter Carruthers

The hike is 13km and usually takes between 4-6 hours with an elevation of 1220m along an often challenging and rocky track.

At the summit of the mountain is the wreckage of a PA-31 Navajo that crashed in 1986 killing eight people.

A police spokeswoman said the couple had gone “off track” and had become “stuck on a cliff”.

Later an update from the hikers stated they were back on the track and were safe but have not yet been located by rescue crews.

A plaque dedicated to the memory of crash victims Stephen Higgenbotham, Timothy Jones, Antoinette Spencer, David Syme, Susan Hille, Jennifer O’Reagan, Andrew Summers and Colin Wenzel. Picture: PETER CARRUTHERS

The plane crash on September 2, 1986 was one of the worst Far Northern aviation disasters and ended the lives of Melbourne holiday makers Stephen Higgenbotham, Timothy Jones, Antoinette Spencer, David Syme, Susan Hille, Jennifer O’Reagan, Andrew Summers and Colin Wenzel.

A plaque dedicated to the memory of crash victims has been installed at the mountain’s summit.

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