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7NEWS
2 days ago
- General
- 7NEWS
Couple winched from Queensland mountain after rescuers spend nine hours trying to reach them on the ground
A couple has been winched to safety after spending a freezing night lost on Mount Cougal in Queensland 's Springbrook National Park. Experienced hikers Steve Lye and his partner, Shez, had set out for a scenic trek in the Currumbin Valley, in the state's southeast, but lost their way on the descent. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today The couple, aged in their 50s, found themselves in dense bushland with light fading fast and temperatures dropping to near zero. 'We could see the stars, it was a clear night,' Steve told 7NEWS. 'But it was freezing. Lucky I had someone to cuddle.' They managed to get a phone signal to call for help about 6pm but rescuers could not reach them. Ground crews 'hiked for around nine hours looking for us, and they did find us but because the terrain was so difficult to get through, they had to backtrack,' Steve explained. Then 'a cliff would get in their way, so they had to backtrack again'. Police and State Emergency Service officers were in communication with the pair overnight before their location was pinpointed about 8am on Monday. The Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter was then called in. 'The first challenge was finding them, the next was finding a gap in that canopy to winch them out,' Brenden Scoffell from Surf Life Saving Queensland (SLSQ) said. 'Compared to our usual bread and butter which is out in the surf, it's very challenging. 'It was a very good outcome.' SLSQ said: 'Despite their phone battery going flat and being found in largely inhospitable terrain with minimal visibility below the tree canopies, the pair were winched to safety and dropped off near their vehicle.' The couple was assessed by Queensland Police and found to be in 'reasonable health and spirits'. Steve and Shez suffered a few minor cuts and abrasions but were otherwise in good health and were flown straight back to their own car without seeking further medical treatment. 'They put their lives at risk, so a massive thank you,' Steve said to 7NEWS of the rescue teams.
Miami Herald
6 days ago
- Politics
- Miami Herald
At least 2 people killed, 24 hurt in Russian airborne strikes on Kyiv
July 10 (UPI) -- A second consecutive night of Russian drone and missile strikes on Kyiv killed at least two people and injured 24, authorities said. Residential, healthcare, education, commercial and transport infrastructure was damaged across eight districts of the capital, including Podilskyi, where a 22-year-old woman police officer and a 68-year-old woman were killed, Kyiv Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko said in a social media update. "House-to-house inspections of the affected building are underway with the police checking whether anyone was left without help. About 400 rescuers and 90 units of fire and rescue, engineering and robotic equipment of the State Emergency Service are involved in clearing the rubble and dealing with the consequences of the shelling," he said. Tkachenko said apartment blocks, vehicles, warehouses, offices and other non-residential buildings were burning. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram that apartment buildings in Shevchenkivskyi and Darnytskyi were set ablaze, gas stations and garages damaged, and a primary healthcare center "almost completely destroyed" in Podilskyi district. The attack started shortly after 1 a.m. local time when explosions were heard and a swarm of Shahed-type attack drones was detected over the Pechersk district in old Kyiv, kicking off a three-hour-long intense bombardment in which the city was also targeted with ballistic missiles. The Ukraine Air Force said 18 ballistic, cruise and S-300 guided missiles, mostly targeting Kyiv, were part of a much larger attack targeting the Chernihiv, Sumy, Poltava, Kirovohrad and Kharkiv regions that involved almost 400 real and decoy drones in an effort to throw off Ukrainian air defenses by swamping them. However, air defenses succeeded in downing 14 of the missiles and while more than 350 drones were shot down, jammed or went the wrong way, at least two people, a man and a woman, were injured in the southern province of Kherson. "This is a clear escalation of terror by Russia -- hundreds of 'shaheds' every night, constant strikes, and massive attacks on Ukrainian cities," President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a post on X. "This demands that we speed things up. Sanctions must be imposed faster, and pressure on Russia must be strong enough that they truly feel the consequences of their terror. There's a need for quicker action from our partners in investing in weapons production and advancing technology," Zelensky wrote. The latest attacks came as the United Nations released figures for June showing 232 people were killed and 1,343 injured in Ukraine due to enemy action, the highest number of civilian casualties in any month since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022. Copyright 2025 UPI News Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
UPI
6 days ago
- Politics
- UPI
At least 2 people killed, 24 hurt in Russian airborne strikes on Kyiv
July 10 (UPI) -- A second consecutive night of Russian drone and missile strikes on Kyiv killed at least two people and injured 24, authorities said. Residential, healthcare, education, commercial and transport infrastructure was damaged across eight districts of the capital, including Podilskyi, where a 22-year-old woman police officer and a 68-year-old woman were killed, Kyiv Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko said in a social media update. "House-to-house inspections of the affected building are underway with the police checking whether anyone was left without help. About 400 rescuers and 90 units of fire and rescue, engineering and robotic equipment of the State Emergency Service are involved in clearing the rubble and dealing with the consequences of the shelling," he said. Tkachenko said apartment blocks, vehicles, warehouses, offices and other non-residential buildings were burning. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram that apartment buildings in Shevchenkivskyi and Darnytskyi were set ablaze, gas stations and garages damaged, and a primary healthcare center "almost completely destroyed" in Podilskyi district. The attack started shortly after 1 a.m. local time when explosions were heard and a swarm of Shahed-type attack drones was detected over the Pechersk district in old Kyiv, kicking off a three-hour-long intense bombardment in which the city was also targeted with ballistic missiles. The Ukraine Air Force said 18 ballistic, cruise and S-300 guided missiles, mostly targeting Kyiv, were part of a much larger attack targeting the Chernihiv, Sumy, Poltava, Kirovohrad and Kharkiv regions that involved almost 400 real and decoy drones in an effort to throw off Ukrainian air defenses by swamping them. However, air defenses succeeded in downing 14 of the missiles and while more than 350 drones were shot down, jammed or went the wrong way, at least two people, a man and a woman, were injured in the southern province of Kherson. "This is a clear escalation of terror by Russia -- hundreds of 'shaheds' every night, constant strikes, and massive attacks on Ukrainian cities," President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a post on X. "This demands that we speed things up. Sanctions must be imposed faster, and pressure on Russia must be strong enough that they truly feel the consequences of their terror. There's a need for quicker action from our partners in investing in weapons production and advancing technology," Zelensky wrote. The latest attacks came as the United Nations released figures for June showing 232 people were killed and 1,343 injured in Ukraine due to enemy action, the highest number of civilian casualties in any month since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022.
France 24
07-07-2025
- France 24
Ukraine says four dead, dozens injured in fresh wave of Russian strikes
At least four people were killed and more than 30 wounded in Russian strikes across several parts of Ukraine, regional officials said Monday. Ukraine's State Emergency Service said on Telegram that two fatalities in the Sumy region and one in Odesa, while the governor of Kherson confirmed a 35-year-old man was killed. More than 30 people have also been wounded, according to Ukrainian officials in different parts of the country.
Al Arabiya
07-07-2025
- Al Arabiya
Ukraine says four killed, over 30 wounded in Russian strikes
At least four people were killed and more than 30 wounded in Russian strikes across several parts of Ukraine, regional officials said Monday. Ukraine's State Emergency Service said on Telegram that two fatalities in the Sumy region and one in Odesa, while the governor of Kherson confirmed a 35-year-old man was killed. More than 30 people have also been wounded, according to Ukrainian officials in different parts of the country.
