5 MAY: A Swiss tourist stranded on a boggy track in a remote part of Western Australia’s Pilbara region, has been picked up by a rescue helicopter, the ABC reports today.
The man activated an emergency beacon on Tuesday afternoon, after his campervan became stuck on a water-logged track more than 500kms east of Newman.
Attempts to reach him by road failed and the area was too boggy for a plane to land.
Police say the man is in good spirits.




