Helicopter and glacier guiding companies charged after tourist injuredIAIN MCGREGOR/STUFF A tourist received an injury to their hand during a sightseeing trip to Fox Glacier, in Westland, last year. Two tourism operators have been charged after a tourist injured their hand on a helicopter rotor blade. Alpine Guides Fox Glacier Ltd, trading as Fox Glacier Guiding, is facing charges of exposing an individual to risk of harm and failing to preserve the site of an incident after the tourist was injured during a sightseeing trip to Fox Glacier on March 24 last year. Fox Glacier Guiding offers hikes and ice climbing on Fox Glacier in Westland. Fox Glacier Guiding declined to comment while the case was before the court.

Source: Stuff September 06, 2018 08:03 UTC