A RIDER who suffered a broken leg in a remote North East track was rescued following a lengthy emergency services operation, recently.

Police said the solo male rider lost control of his motorbike on a steep section of Whites Track in Wonnangatta while travelling solo.

Ambulance Victoria Wilderness Rescue paramedics were deployed along with officers from Mount Beauty police.

Police said the rescue took several hours due to the difficulty of the terrain, with vehicles coming across tress blocking roads and water crossings on their path.

Emergency services eventually reached the man who was flown to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.