The 65-year-old man was kayaking the river with a group of 10 other people and slipped while scouting an area. His leg became trapped ... dense forest, making rescue difficult.

“At the time he went in, (the water) was roughly around ... After 20 hours, the rescue team realized the only way to get him ...

A Lithuanian kayaker who was pulled from the Franklin River last year after a gruelling rescue operation is returning home to ...

Ship captain: "We happened to see a kayaker fall overboard, (We) saw that he was in serious distress, and we went ahead and ...

The kayaker remained partially submerged in the water ... people killed Tasmanian intensive care workers, specialist retrieval doctors, and flight paramedics rushed to the aid of the man. The ...

“At the time he went in, (the water ... the rescue team realized the only way to get him out of the rocks and save his life was to cut off his leg. The kayaker was airlifted to Royal Hobart ...