A drone operator in Cradle Mountain National Park on Christmas Day came within metres of colliding with a rescue helicopter that was responding to an emergency.
The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was reportedly flying along Dove Lake around 4:15pm on December 25 when it nearly crashed into the drone.
Tasmania Police are now appealing for information about the incident, as drone operations are prohibited within national parks.
“Do you know anything about who was operating a drone in the Dove Lake area, at the base of Cradle Mountain in the Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair National Park, on 25 December (Christmas Day)?” police said.
“If so, please contact Tasmania Police on 131444 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at crimestopperstas.com.au.”
Emergency services attended Cradle Mountain on Christmas Day after a bushwalker was found unresponsive on a track.
The man in his sixties was pronounced deceased at the scene.
