NZ hiker’s lost dog rescued by helicopterAP, WELLINGTONWhen a hiker fell from a 55m waterfall in wild New Zealand bush, rescuers were forced to evacuate the badly hurt woman without her dog, which could not be found. A week earlier, an emergency rescue helicopter found the woman with bruises and lacerations after a fall at a rocky spot at the waterfall on the South Island’s West Coast. Molly, a border collie, peers out of the door of a helicopter after her rescue from a waterfall on the Arahura River in New Zealand on Tuesday. Molly and her owner, Jessica Johnston, interact on Tuesday after they were reunited following their separate rescues from the Arahura River area in New Zealand. Helicopter pilot Wayne Holmes reaches for a dog named Molly at a waterfall on the Arahura River in New Zealand on Tuesday.

Source: Taipei Times April 01, 2026 21:45 UTC