By Romy Stephens
Emergency services have safely rescued a woman who lost her paddle while kayaking in Healesville on 25 August.
Victorian SES volunteers from the Healesville unit were called to the Yarra River, near the Maroondah Highway, at 1:50pm. They arrived on scene at 1:55pm.
A SES spokesperson said two specialised SES boats were used to rescue the woman after her kayak got stuck in a tree.
According to Victoria Police the 57-year-old was paddling along the Yarra River when she lost her paddle and began to drift in the current about 1pm.
Police said the woman managed to contact her partner who called for help and the Healesville woman was safely brought to shore.Paramedics were called to the incident and the woman was assessed but did not require treatment or transport.
