Man flown to hospital after geocaching fall

The cryptic clue for the hidden object they were looking for said there might be a tree climb involved, Sgt Derrett said.

The 60-year-old fell about four or five metres from a tree on the water’s edge after climbing it.

Sgt Derrett said the man managed to get himself out of the water and the pair called for an ambulance.

Seymour SES, ambulance officers and Nagambie police had to go through a farm to enter the property to rescue the man from the water’s edge.

The air ambulance helicopter landed in a nearby paddock.

After treatment in the ambulance, the man was transferred to the air ambulance and flown to a Melbourne hospital.

An Ambulance Victoria spokesperson said paramedics treated the man for lower body injuries.