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Bulmer Cavern rescue

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Bulmer Cavern rescue

Ropes are rigged up to assist in the rescue of caver Kieran McKay from Bulmer Cavern on Mt Owen, in 1998. He broke his jaw after a fall, deep within the cave. About 80 cavers joined the effort. Luckily the cave system has few tight squeezes.

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Carl Walrond, Caving – Caving equipment and culture, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/11522/bulmer-cavern-rescue (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Carl Walrond, published 2 March 2009.