Tributes are flowing for an experienced mountain rescuer who died while parapenting from the Queenstown gondola yesterday. Chris Prudden, from Queenstown Alpine Cliff Rescue, said Mr Letham was originally from Scotland and was a valued and loved member of the team. "Ben was a great guy and he will be very sorely missed," Mr Prudden told the Herald on Sunday. Mr Prudden said Mr Letham - who was in his mid-20s - had also suffered a serious spinal injury in the past but had staged a remarkable recovery to fly again. Emergency services at the scene of the crash in Queenstown where parapenter Ben Letham fell to their death yesterday.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 22, 2017 21:00 UTC