ABA Brave Youth Of The Year 2022

Resha Tandan BM

Citation:

Miss Resha Tandan, NSW

Miss Resha Tandan displayed considerable bravery after a cliff face incident at the Blue Mountains in New South Wales on 14 January 2019.

In the late afternoon Miss Tandan, then aged 17 years, was sitting at a lookout with two friends in the Blue Mountains. Her friend stood up, lost his balance and fell backwards over the 30 metre high cliff. He came to rest on a small ledge that was angled and covered in loose rocks.

Miss Tandan told her other friend to call 000. She then scrambled down the slippery rock face to the precarious shelf, where her injured friend was located. He was semi-conscious and in great pain.

Miss Tandan called out the details of her injured friend's condition, which were then passed on to the 000 operator to provide emergency services with.

Miss Tandan carried out first aid and kept her friend alert and comfortable until emergency services arrived and abseiled down the cliff and began treating the injured man.