Prom evacuation airlift almost complete
Updated
Four helicopters were used to pick up stranded campers. (ABC TV: Guy Stayner)
Emergency services hope they will have all the campers evacuated from Wilson's Promontory National Park today, in eastern Victoria later today.
Roads and bridges in the park have been cut by floods, stranding about 400 people at Tidal River and remote camping grounds.
Four helicopters have been ferrying people out to Yanakie, north of the park, and then on to the Foster Football Ground.
Ambulance Victoria says the operation was delayed by rain.
More than 70 people have been flown out so far.
Campers walked from Little Waterloo Bay and Refuge Cove to Sealers Cove to be picked up by helicopter off the beach at low tide.
One man with a heart condition was flown out this morning.
VicRoads engineers will inspect damage to the bridge that has cut access off to the southern section of the park today.
Work is also continuing to restore the waste water system at Tidal River.
Tourism businesses are hopeful the park will reopen before Easter.
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