An elated Sir Richard was speaking to the Otago Daily Times on a day which began as his darkest, but ended as one of his best. His comrades managed to pull Mr Stevens from the wreckage before helping him ashore as they swam through the icy water. Shortly before noon, crew on Sir Richard's helicopter saw the three men standing on the beach, to everyone's elation. ''He was just trying to replicate what the aircraft was doing on the turn on a northerly approach to Enderby,'' Mr Matheson said. Mr Matheson said he might owe his good mate Lester a beer as he was supposed to be on yesterday's medevac mission.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 23, 2019 16:30 UTC