Yesterday afternoon an elderly man became lost in the bush and was rescued by emergency services. Photo / File
Yesterday afternoon an elderly man became lost in the bush and was rescued by emergency services. Photo / File
An elderly man has been rescued from a Whangārei bush area a day after a Health Notice ordered New Zealanders to cease outdoor recreational activities like tramping that may expose participants to danger.
Police were told the man had failed to return home from a walk in the Maunu busharea yesterday about 2pm sparking "an extensive search".
"The level 4 guidelines are clear that hiking and tramping are not permitted during this period and the public are asked to avoid these activities and avoid walking in bush areas.
"Engaging in these activities can put yourself at unnecessary risk of getting lost and potentially use valuable police time and resources which can be used elsewhere."
Yesterday afternoon we were notified that an elderly man was missing after going for a walk in bush area in Maunu,...
On Saturday, Director General of Health, Dr Ashley Bloomfield, issued a Health Notice that provided clarity on the rules around the Covid-19 alert level 4.
• Everyone in New Zealand is to be isolated or quarantined at their current place of residence except as permitted for essential personal movement.
• Exercise is to be done in an outdoor place that can be readily accessed from home and two-metre physical distancing must be maintained.
• Recreation and exercise does not involve swimming, water-based activities (for example, surfing or boating), hunting, tramping, or other activities of a kind that expose participants to danger or may require search and rescue services.
• A child can leave the residence of one joint care-giver to visit or stay at the residence of another joint care-giver (and visit or stay at that residence) if there is a shared bubble arrangement.
• A person can leave their residence to visit or stay at another residence (and visit or stay at that residence) under a shared bubble arrangement if:
• One person lives alone in one, or both, of those residences; or
• Everyone in one of those residences is a vulnerable person.
The news of the rescue comes as Auckland based Police Maritime Unit shared a time lapse video on Facebook showing how many boaties they had seen on the water last week during the lockdown.
Our Auckland based Police Maritime Unit was out last week and this is what they saw.
They are out again today and are hoping there will be fewer boaties out on the water
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