A search for a helicopter missing in the Southern Alps has ended with the pilot and his machine found safe and well. Photo / FileA search for a helicopter missing in the Southern Alps has ended with the pilot and his machine found safe and well. Photo / FileA helicopter and its pilot who went missing in the Southern Alps last night has been found by "luck" this morning. At around 8.30am today a passing helicopter not involved in the search spotted the grounded machine around Goat Pass and made contact with the pilot, Maritime NZ spokesman David Graham said. It's yet not clear whether the pilot has flown his own machine out of the mountains this morning.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 12, 2021 22:07 UTC