Three teenagers have been rescued after a long operation sparked by a huge message written in the sand in a remote area of Western Australia.
The group’s white Holden Colorado got stuck in the Pink Lake area of Gregory, south of Kalbarri on WA’s central coast on Saturday.
The group managed to scrawl a big ‘HELP!!’ message in the sand, which was detected by the pilots.
Police later noted that they did not have proper 4×4 equipment or an emergency beacon.
At approximately 3pm on Saturday, Air Traffic Control notified WA Police that a pilot had discovered the distress signal about 27 nautical miles south of Kalbarri, with a vehicle stuck nearby; Shortly after, a second pilot also submitted a second report.
Three teenagers were rescued after their car got stuck in a remote stretch of Western Australia (pictured from rescue flight)
Three teenagers were rescued after their car got stuck in a remote stretch of Western Australia
A joint operation between officers from Kalbarri Police and the Mid West – Gascoyne Traffic Area, and a Challenger aircraft deployed by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) established the GPS coordinates of the stuck 4WD and allowed police to reach it. the vehicle.
The officers took the group on foot and crossed the bushes and the dry lake.
When police arrived at the group, the teenagers, although unharmed, had been stranded for about six hours.
Passersby also approached the scene and were unable to recover the vehicle due to the irregularities of the terrain.
A statement from WA Police at 3pm AEST said the vehicle would be recovered later.
The three teenagers were taken to Lucky Bay, about 72 kilometers east, and reunited with family and friends.
