Tasmanian authorities urge hikers to be better prepared following three helicopter rescues over the weekend

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Tasmanian search and rescue helicopter teams responded to three separate incidents involving bushwalkers on Saturday — the busiest rescue weekend of the season so far. The people rescued were a Tasmanian woman who experienced a medical episode in the Western Arthur Ranges, a Tasmanian man who became lost on the South Coast Track and two interstate tourists stranded on Cradle Mountain at night.