ABC Attempts to rescue an an 18-year-old boy from Bluff Knoll are being hampered by heavy rain and low cloud, July 6, 2014ooA teenage bushwalker and his police rescuer will likely have to spend a second night together in West Australia's Stirling Ranges as poor weather continues to hamper rescue efforts, police say.
The 18-year-old man became lost near Bluff Knoll in WA's Great Southern about 3:00pm on Saturday after becoming disorientated, and was not carrying food or water.
The teenager, from the Perth suburb of Leederville, activated an Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB).
An attempt to winch him into a rescue helicopter on Saturday night was aborted amid poor weather conditions.
However, an officer from the police air wing was lowered to the ground and managed to make his way to the teenager.
The officer has remained with the teenager but the pair have been unable to walk out from the area, which is also inaccessible by car.
The police air wing said a second attempt would be made to winch the pair to safety.
About 12 volunteers from the State Emergency Service (SES) are attempting to walk to the pair but have been unable to reach them.
Sergeant Nathan Parkey from Albany police said there had been some rain on Saturday night but both were okay.
"When I spoke to them, it was fairly cold and fairly wet but both in good spirits when I spoke to them," he said.
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