Two people were rescued after their glider crashed on the remote Blairich Range, south of Blenheim. Photo: supplied/ NZ HeraldTwo people have miraculously survived and escaped with just minor injuries after their glider crashed in Marlborough. A Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter said the pair had been rescued from the remote Blairich Range, south of Blenheim, this afternoon. The powered glider they were flying was reported to have had a "catastrophic wing failure" and crashed high on the mountainside. "Once free of the wreckage, the pair have called for help on a cellphone resulting in the Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter being dispatched by RCCNZ."

Source: Otago Daily Times December 31, 2017 04:18 UTC