Incidents
We now look at trampers who were injured, involved in a search and rescue or were in a fatal incident.
The last decade A ten year period is a good length of time to identify specific trends but also account for years and seasons where there has been a higher or lower level of tramping participation due to isolated events or weather conditions. As published in There and Back, tramping injuries continue to increase each year. Search and rescues are also increasing albeit at a slower rate. However, there was a significant drop in incidents between 2015-16 and 2016-17. Fatality numbers have continued to fluctuate around an average of six per year.
INCIDENTS BY YEAR
5,372
TOTAL INCIDENTS
5,504
4,575 4,124
40,199
3,407
3,415
3,437
2009-2010
2010-2011
3,632
3,729
2011-2012
2012-2013
3,004
INJURIES
2007-2008
2008-2009
2013-2014
2014-2015
590
2015-2016
2016-2017
603
552 531 495
493
3,669
405
PEOPLE INVOLVED IN SEARCH AND RESCUES
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
2015-2016
2016-2017
10
7 5
57
7 6 5
6 5
4 2
FATALITIES 2007-2008
10
2008-2009
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
2015-2016
2016-2017