The Taupo-based Greenlea Rescue Helicopter was used to rescue the trampers. Photo: NZMEA tramper is being flown out of a North Island national park after spending a night in the open with an injured shoulder. Rescue Co-ordination Centre senior search and rescue officer John Dickson said a 69-year-old man and a 14-year-old youth were being ferried to a hut for treatment after one was hurt on the first day of a tramp into the Te Urewera National Park. Mr Dickson said the pair were being winched to the nearby Makomako Hut before being transported to hospital for further treatment. The distressed trampers had already ascended well above the height during the day as they headed towards the Makomako Hut.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 15, 2017 20:03 UTC