Tom Arnold was a field trainer for Antarctica New Zealand and was carrying out geotechnical work when he died in a rockfall in Fiordland National Park. Antarctica New Zealand is mourning the loss of an important member of the agency's small family. The 40-year-old was carrying out geotechnical work in the Fiordland National Park near Lake Manapouri when he died. A fascination with Antarctica's extreme environment and the history of its early explorers led him to join Antarctica New Zealand in 2009 as a field trainer at Scott Base. Abseil Access Tom Arnold, when he was working for Abseil Access, beside ''Tombstone Rock'', above SH1, Kaikōura in 2017.

Source: Stuff April 24, 2021 23:15 UTC