Police have recovered the body of a hunter who fell to his death on Gunn Ridge Track near Whataroa last night. Photo / Martin Sykes
Police have recovered the body of a man who has died after falling from a ridge line on the West Coast last night.
Police said the man, who had been on a hunting trip with a friend, slipped from the ridge line on Gunn Ridge Track near Whataroa.
He was
killed in the fall, a statement said.
"His partner went for assistance and was rescued by police.''
The dead man's friend is now being supported by Victim Support.