1280px-nz_arthurs_pass_si.jpg Search and rescue teams are currently looking for a man in Arthur's Pass, pictured, after he became separated from his two other hiking friends. Photo: FilesNew Zealand Search and Rescue (LandSAR) have recovered the body of a tramper who went missing in Arthur's Pass on Saturday night. A police spokeswoman said he the man's body was recovered in the hours since the discovery this afternoon. The Jellicoe Ridge is located to the west of Arthur's Pass in the Southern Alps, running between Mt Guinevere (2042m) and Mt Lancelot (2112m). The spokesman said the missing man was believed to be "reasonably well-equipped and reasonably experienced" with hiking in mountains.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 14, 2019 07:41 UTC