One Dead, Eight Rescued in Tasmania Storms

Hobart Central Business District, with Wrest Point Casino looming over the harbour and Mt. Wellington in the background. Aaroncrick/Wikimedia Commons

Eight people have been retrieved from the summit of Mt Wellington, overlooking Hobart, the capital of Australia’s island state Tasmania, after becoming stranded in blizzard-like conditions.

Two of the walkers are lucky to have survived the ordeal, police say.