Injured bushwalker winched to safety in RAC rescue helicopter in Roleystone

A bushwalker has been winched to safety by the RAC Rescue helicopter after she was injured on a trail in the Perth Hills.

The woman in her 50s suffered minor injuries at the Roley Pool Reserve Trail in Roleystone on Sunday afternoon.

An ambulance was called at 12:49pm but was unable to reach the bushwalker. She was extracted by the RAC Rescue helicopter at 2:45pm.

“Because of where the patient was, they had to use a helicopter to get her out,” a St John Ambulance spokesperson said.

Career and volunteer firefighters and State Emergency Service volunteers helped on the scene.

The injured woman was flown to Jandakot Airport and than taken by road to Fiona Stanley Hospital.