Police rescue walkers in Blue Mountains

POLICE have rescued bushwalkers left stranded after a torrential downpour in the Blue Mountains National Park.

At about 2.40pm (AEDT) on Monday the Wentworth Falls area of the park experienced a severe storm that dumped a lot of rain in a short time.

Police said they received emergency calls from bushwalkers in the park during the storm, saying they had become stranded due to fast-rising waters at creek crossings.

Police aircraft flew over the valley and found about 20 people stranded by rapid flowing high water near Empress Falls on the National Pass walking track.

Police Rescue officers entered the area and located nine people who were able to make their own way out.

Another nine people located near the base of the falls required police and NSW Ambulance rescue teams to rig safety lines and utilise swift-water rescue techniques to safely escort them through fast-flowing water.

All bushwalkers were accounted for and no injuries were reported.

AAP ldj/

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