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Man fights for life after two-metre plunge at Sydney national park
A man is fighting for life after falling two-metres while on a bush walk in the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park in NSW.
The 70-year-old suffered critical head injuries when he fell on a bush track near the West Head Lookout around 4.30pm today.
After a struggle to winch him from the isolated area earlier this afternoon, the man has now been transported to hospital.
A man is fighting for life after falling two-metres while on a bush walk in the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park in NSW.(9News)
A man is critical after suffering head injuries while on a bush walk in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park.(9News)
Study Finds 6,000 Years of Emu Mysteries
A recent study that is shedding light on the emu an Australian icon and its key behavioural patterns, has found it has been roaming around Australia for over 6,000 years.
Western Sydney University researcher Julia Ryeland, who along with researchers from Western Sydney University and the University of Tasmania, wrote the new study said that despite the emu being indigenous to large areas it is still regarded as something of an enigma to native fauna experts.
“They’re so widespread, but we really don’t know much about them,” Ryeland said. “We don’t even know basic things like lifespan.”