Helicopter rescue for 61-year-old woman after kayaking mishap on Franklin River

The woman had been part of a group kayaking on the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park.(Supplied: Tasmania Police)

A helicopter rescue team has airlifted a woman from Tasmania's rugged Franklin River system after she injured herself during a kayaking expedition.

A member of Tasmania's Westpac Rescue Helicopter team surveys the terrain over the kayaking party.(Supplied: Tasmania Police)

Search and Rescue members in the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Tasmania responded to a personal locator beacon activation in the Great Ravine area of the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park on Saturday afternoon.

In a statement, police said a 61-year-old woman from Tasmania's north-west was flown to the Royal Hobart Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

She had been part of a group kayaking on the Franklin River, which is popular with adventure tour companies and private parties who visit the 129-kilometre-long system's white water attractions and gorges.

The kayaking party as seen from Tasmania's Westpac Rescue Helicopter.(Supplied: Tasmania Police)