Tourist grabs tree to survive fall from 50m cliffKutz Photography A 2015 rescue at Omanawa Falls. ​A tourist who fell off a 50-metre cliff survived unscathed after grabbing a tree 10 metres down. The French tourist fell at Omanawa Falls, east of the Kaimai Ranges, between Waikato and Bay of Plenty, on Saturday. PHILIPS SEARCH & RESCUE TRUST A woman and her two companions were airlifted off a tramping track west of Katikati on Saturday. Elsewhere, a woman in her 60s was airlifted off a tramping track, west of Katikati, after becoming unwell.

Source: Stuff October 15, 2016 20:28 UTC