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December 25th, 2011 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda The helicopter paramedic who died in a Christmas Eve rescue tragedy on the South Coast was a highly experienced member of a special rescue team.
Special casualty access team paramedic Mick Wilson, 41, died while trying to rescue an injured canyoner from rugged bushland near Carrington Falls.
He was killed during a complex winching operation in fading light, during which a winch line was cut, police said.
‘‘Something occurred that necessitated the line or the cable being cut from the helicopter and that allowed the helicopter to leave the retrieval,’’ Goulburn Police Superintendent Gary Worboys said.
‘‘We’re still trying to find out whether that was anything from a balance issue, to being caught up, to being too difficult, to being hit against the wall.
‘‘We don’t know any of that yet.’’
Supt Worboys said police would examine the winching operation and whether Mr Wilson, who had 15 years’ experience, was injured before or after the line was cut.
‘‘My understanding is that this ambulance officer is an experienced officer,’’ he said.
‘‘He is well trained and it’s very unfortunate that we find ourselves in the position of investigating this incident today.’’
Police will prepare a report for the coroner.
The ambulance helicopter was dispatched to Carrington Falls after one of two men who were canyoning in the area used an emergency locator beacon.
It is understood one of the men was injured after falling.
Rescuers decided a second winch attempt was too dangerous that night, but were able to bring the injured man out yesterday morning.
He remained in a stable condition in Sydney’s St George Hospital last night.
Mr Wilson’s body was also recovered yesterday.
It is believed Mr Wilson, from Sydney, had made at least visual contact with the canyoner.
The terrain around the location is steep and only accessible by walking track, Supt Worboys said.
Police have already spoken to both men who were in the canyon.
The NSW Ambulance Service offered its condolences to Mr Wilson’s wife and children.
‘‘The death is a terrible tragedy for the family and the Ambulance Service of NSW,’’ director of Aeromedical and Medical Retrieval Services Ron Manning said.
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority and the Australian Transport Safety Bureau have began an investigation into the death.
The incident is the first time in more than 30 years that a NSW paramedic has been killed on duty
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