Thread: 36 trapped on the old bush road

Rescue attempts and recovery were from the Roxburgh side.

I for one was surprised they managed to get back in and retrieved the trucks. Even more surprised the trucks all started and ran fine apart from one. Goes to show what modern vehicles can handle if they're maintained properly I suppose.

Still think they're idiots for attempting the road in those conditions,with that forecast though. I flew over the hill and was in that country on the Thursday/Friday and there was enough snow on the ground then to make the trip very challenging. However they still seem to think they made a good choice and it was unplanned breakdowns that delayed them, and the weather simply caught up with them.

I think if you push your luck when the odds aren't necessarily on your side, get caught out and need rescued that maybe you made the wrong decision in the first place....somehow I think it won't be the last silly decision they make either.

Originally Posted by JoshC

Rescue attempts and recovery were from the Roxburgh side.

I for one was surprised they managed to get back in and retrieved the trucks. Even more surprised the trucks all started and ran fine apart from one. Goes to show what modern vehicles can handle if they're maintained properly I suppose.

Still think they're idiots for attempting the road in those conditions,with that forecast though. I flew over the hill and was in that country on the Thursday/Friday and there was enough snow on the ground then to make the trip very challenging. However they still seem to think they made a good choice and it was unplanned breakdowns that delayed them, and the weather simply caught up with them.

I think if you push your luck when the odds aren't necessarily on your side, get caught out and need rescued that maybe you made the wrong decision in the first place....somehow I think it won't be the last silly decision they make either.

I think it goes to show that modern technology, be it machinery (4wds) or digital (epirbs and cell phones) have probably saved more people than most care to admit. But it probably got a lot of people into trouble these days because of reliance on it too rather than common sense.