Search and rescue teams worked for 12 hours to extract an elderly man from deep bush. Photo / Waihī Land Search & Rescue12-hour extraction missionThe Waihī Land Search and Rescue team said members of LandSAR Waihi were called at 3am to assist. Search and rescue teams navigated some "challenging terrain" to get the elderly man to safety. Photo / Waihī Land Search & RescueThe rescue crews were still an hour and a half from the carpark and arrived there just before dark. “Multiple rescue organisations coming together for the same outcome – bringing the lost, missing or injured home to their families,” Waihī Land Search and Rescue said.

Source: New Zealand Herald December 30, 2025 07:32 UTC