100-year-old woman pulled from wreckage at Elms HomesteadOther Garden City/Westpac helicopters captured these pictures as they travelled back from isolated Kaikoura after the quake. An 100-year-old woman was pulled alive from the wreckage when the Elms Homestead near Kaikoura Airport was destroyed in the 7.5-magnitude shake. Margaret Edgar, who has lived at the 20-room home with her family since 1952, was one of the two people rescued, NZME reported. IAIN MCGREGOR/FAIRFAX NZ The Elms homestead near Kaikoura was destroyed in a 7.5-magnitude quake. Kaikoura Health charge-doctor Chris Henry was among the first on the scene and was involved in the search and rescue operation.

Source: Stuff November 13, 2016 23:28 UTC