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Paramedic Michael 'Mick' Wilson Inquest

The Ambulance Service of New South Wales has apologised to the family of a specialist paramedic who was killed while rescuing an injured canyoner from a cliff ledge in the state's south. An inquest into the death has begun at Glebe Coroner's Court in Sydney. Michael Wilson was killed on Christmas Eve in 2011 after falling from a rope suspended from a helicopter at Carrington Falls, near Wollongong, on the NSW south coast. Mr Wilson was attempting to rescue Matthew Shewchuk, who fell onto the ledge as he was abseiling down the Bridal Veil Falls in the Budderoo National Park. A report by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) found the helicopter started winching the pair before they had secured a rope to stop them swinging. The pair fell to the base of the cliff. Mr Wilson died of his injuries at the scene. He was the first NSW paramedic to die while on duty in more than 30 years. Ambulance Service has instigated 'significant changes' The Ambulance Service of NSW unreservedly apologised to Mr Wilson's family for the hurt caused by his death. Counsel for the Ambulance Service told the inquest there were significant deficiencies in its response to the emergency. The inquest was told Ambulance NSW has instigated significant changes to its operations and management since Mr Wilson's death. The inquest also heard the failed rescue was carried out in near darkness. Over a Skype link from Japan Mr Shewchuk told an inquest the helicopter rescue was carried out in the gathering darkness and it was hard to make out details like the pilot's faces. The inquest has heard the rescue took place about half an hour before dark but conditions were much darker within the depths of the gorge. The inquest continues. (Clip from Ten Eyewitness News. Article from ABC News)