The Greenlea Rescue Helicopter picked up a missing tramper along the Tongariro Crossing yesterday. Photo / Supplied
The Greenlea Rescue Helicopter picked up a missing tramper along the Tongariro Crossing yesterday. Photo / Supplied
A tramper has been airlifted to safety after being reported missing along the Tongariro Crossing in the central North Island.
The Greenlea Rescue Helicopter set out about 5.30pm yesterday in the hunt for a beacon signal set off near the Mangatepopo Hut.
The helicopter landed at the hut where thecrew's intensive care paramedic was able to gather updates on the missing man's whereabouts.
"After a short airborne search, the crew spotted a torchlight from missing tramper in the heavy bush," the Philips Search & Rescue Trust said in a Facebook post.