Photo NZ HeraldA woman found on fire-ravaged Browns Island had been stranded there since Monday and was lighting fires to raise the alarm, police say. A Police Eagle helicopter crew spotted her several hours after the fire on the island in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf was reported yesterday. "She had lit, and then later extinguished, small fires to attract attention for help from passing boats but yesterday evening's fire had got out of her control due to winds." The woman, in her 30s, had no fire-related injuries, but was taken to Auckland Hospital, where she was treated for dehydration, McKenzie said. Helicopters were stood down and firefighters were now targeting hotspots as an enormous fire on the uninhabited Hauraki Gulf island was finally brought under control.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 04, 2016 05:12 UTC