NSW:Snake bits man then man hurts man

AAP General News (Australia)
02-12-2011
NSW:Snake bits man then man hurts man

A young bushwalker in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney has been bitten by a Tiger
snake .. and twisted his leg trying to get away.

Police say the 21-year-old had set off on a 14-day bushwalk on Thursday from Narrow
Neck Plateau .. near Katoomba.

He was bitten while trekking through Kanangra Boyd National Park early this morning
.. then fell and twisted his right knee and ankle during his escape.

The man managed to return to his campsite and activate his emergency locator beacon
.. and has been taken out by a NSW Ambulance Rescue Helicopter to Bankstown Hospital for
treatment.

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KEYWORD: SNAKE (SYDNEY)

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