The Upper Yarra SES had plenty to do over the weekend after the emergency agency was paged to three separate incidents.
On Friday 23 May, two separate car accidents on Little Yarra Road in Gladysdale kicked of the weekend as SES crews worked with other agencies to extricate patients.
The Upper Yarra SES detailed the two rescues, which took place in the afternoon and evening, in a Facebook post.
“We assisted Little Yarra CFA, Ambulance Victoria and Victoria Police with extrication of the occupants, casualty handling, lighting and traffic management until the scene was cleared by Yarra Valley Towing Pty Ltd,” the post read.
“Friday evening we were paged to another car accident on Little Yarra Rd with a car on its roof. All occupants were out of the vehicle on arrival and we caught up with our pals from earlier in the day.”
Ambulance Victoria paramedics had also arrived on the scene to assess the patients.
“Ambulance Victoria responded to calls to an incident in Gladysdale at around 9:00pm on Friday the 23 May,” an Ambulance Victoria spokesperson said.
“No emergency transport was provided.”
However, it didn’t end there for the Upper Yarra SES.
On Sunday, while the Upper Yarra SES were on a three hour walkthrough of the new Warburton Mountain Bike Destination (WMBD) trails, crews came across an injured mountain bike rider.
“Before we all returned home, we came across an injured rider who had come off his bike. 000 were called and AV were on their way, however, they were unable to access the patient with their vehicle,” the Facebook post read.
“We ferried the paramedics in so they could stabilise him for transport then utilised the mule to get him safely to the ambulance where he was taken to Wesburn Oval to be airlifted to hospital.”
The post received an outpour of appreciation from the community as it gathered just under 170 reactions at time of publication.
