A Wellington volunteer search and rescue team carries a tramper suffering from hypothermia to a helicopter landing site in the Tararua Range. The woman became stranded on a ridge in bad weather while tramping alone in January 2005, and texted for help on her cellphone. the SAR team, carrying heavy packs, battled driving rain and gale-force winds to reach her. Weather conditions meant that she could not be airlifted from the mountains for several days.
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Wellington Land Search and Rescue
Photograph by Wayne Stevens
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