The miraculous rescue of 100-year-old Margaret EdgarEMMA DANGERFIELD/FAIRFAX NZ 100-year-old Margaret Edgar urged her rescuers not to cut themselves on broken glass as they carried her from the rubble of The Elms. READ MORE:* 100-year-old woman pulled from wreckage at Elms Homestead* Live - 7.8 quake* NZ Earthquake: Were we prepared enough? There was no sign of her husband, 74-year-old Louis Edgar, or his mother, Margaret, who celebrated her 100th birthday earlier this year. It would prove to be a busy night for his close-knit team of 25 volunteer brigade members. ❑ ❑ ❑A family friend says that Margaret and Pam Edgar are well following their earthquake ordeal on and are "recovering with family".

Source: Stuff November 18, 2016 16:02 UTC