7:10pm Sunday 31 July 2011 - Search and rescue of stranded kayaker

A search is underway tonight for a kayaker stranded along the Murrumbidgee River between Kambah Pool and Pine Island in Tuggeranong.

The alarm was raised after a group of kayakers discovered the person with a suspected serious leg injury at Red Rock Gorge.

One of the group made their way to Kambah Pool and alerted the ACT Ambulance Service.

One ACT Ambulance Service crew is stationed at Kambah Pool while the SouthCare Rescue helicopter searches the area to locate the patient and finders.

Three ACTSES units have been placed on standby to assist on foot if required.