Man stuck on ledge for 3 hours after ignoring signs, scaling barrier to take photos on West CoastStephen Russell / Stuff The Otira Gorge Viaduct on the South Island's West Coast. (FILE SHOT)A man spent three hours trapped on a ledge after climbing over a barrier, ignoring warning signs, to take photos. He was taken to Christchurch Hospital with moderate injuries after being rescued from the ledge, near the Otira Gorge Rock Shelter Lookout on the South Island's West Coast. WAIKATO WESTPAC RESCUE Two rescue helicopters were sent to Otira to rescue a man stuck on a ledge on Monday. He said helicopter crews found it difficult to rescue the man due to the location of the ledge the man was stuck on.

Source: Stuff March 12, 2018 04:56 UTC