A person was retrieved from near the Dart Hut in Mt Aspiring National Park and delivered to the Wanaka Medical Centre with a suspected broken leg yesterday after setting off a personal locator beacon. A Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand spokeswoman said the person was delivered to the Wanaka Medical Centre with a suspected broken leg. In another rescue yesterday, a climber was airlifted off Mt Aspiring after breaking his leg. A St John spokeswoman said the man was first taken to Wanaka and then transferred by another helicopter to Dunedin Hospital. Information about the age and nationality of the man was not available yesterday.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 28, 2017 20:15 UTC