A tramper was found injured on the Whakanui Track, near the Lower Hutt suburb of Wainuiomata. Photo / Department of Conservation
By RNZ
A tramper has been airlifted to hospital after they were found injured on the Whakanui Track in Lower Hutt on Sunday evening.
Westpac Rescue Helicopter said the tramper was found moderately injured on a steep forested part of the walking track about 7pm.
They were able
to be airlifted from a playing field in Wainuiomata and were in Wellington Hospital in a stable condition on Sunday night.
The Whakanui Track is marked as an advanced track on DOC’s website and leads from the Lower Hutt suburb of Wainuiomata to the Ōrongorongo River Valley.
