{"id":905798,"date":"2026-09-26T04:46:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T04:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/905798\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T04:46:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T04:46:10","slug":"couple-airlifted-from-wineglass-bay-overnight-after-relative-raises-alarm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/905798\/","title":{"rendered":"Couple airlifted from Wineglass Bay overnight after relative raises alarm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">A man and woman have been airlifted to safety in the early hours of Saturday morning after an overnight search.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">The couple had been on a walk in Tasmania&#8217;s Wineglass Bay area, a popular tourist destination.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">At about 2:40am, a rescue helicopter located the middle-aged couple, who police described as cold and tired.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Tasmania police say search and rescue teams were sent at about 11pm on Friday after a concerned relative reported the pair had become uncontactable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Police say the incident is a timely reminder for bushwalkers to carry sufficient warm clothing and food, and emergency communication devices.<\/p>\n<p>More Tasmania news<a class=\"Link_link__kR0xA Link_link__5eL5m ScreenReaderOnly_srLinkHint__OysWz Link_showVisited__C1Fea Link_showFocus__ALyv2 Link_underlineNone__To6aJ\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2026-09-26\/tasmanias-professional-sport-pathways-creating-job-opportunities\/107197452\" data-component=\"Link\" aria-labelledby=\"card-link-107197452-mobile\" tabindex=\"-1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A man with short light coloured hair stands at a professional sports oval, the seats are blue and the oval is bright green\" width=\"862\" height=\"647\" 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