A 22-year-old Randwick man was treated for a broken his leg after falling 15 metres down a cliff in the Pipeline Canyon over the weekend.
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The man, who set off with a group of friends in Newnes Plateau to go canyoning, slipped and fell.
Emergency services were called, including one rescue helicopter.
According to police, the helicopter could not get to the man at the time and the terrain was too rugged for emergency services to walk the man out.
Medical staff stayed with the man overnight until they could get him out on Sunday morning.
Vials of liquid found
A 24-year-old Turella man has been charged after he was allegedly found with two vials of a non prescribed substance at Lithgow Correctional facility.
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The man was visiting a friend on Sunday, October 27, when he searched by correctional staff during a security operation.
The staff allegedly found two vials of liquid, which police said were testosterone, and a small amount of cannabis. The vials were seized.
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