Source: New Zealand Police –
Headline: Headlamp helps man avoid night in the bush following rescue operation overnight
Location:
Southern
Please attribute to Sergeant Ian Martin, Search and Rescue Coordinator, Invercargill:
Being prepared and equipped has helped a missing man avoid a cold night in the forest after a search and rescue operation near Gore last night.
At 4pm on Wednesday 11 April, Southland Police were notified of a 68–year-old Invercargill man missing in the Hokonui Forest near Gore.
A search and rescue operation commenced, involving LandSAR volunteers from Invercargill and Gore, along with Amateur Radio Emergency Communication volunteers.