Hunter found with help from rescue helicopter

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The Taupo-based Greenlea rescue helicopter was dispatched to the Kaimanawa Ranges to search for a missing hunter who became separated from his colleagues.

Taupo police and land search and rescue were involved in the search yesterday afternoon for the lost hunter who was found at Mangatainoka hut. The hunter knew it was a race against time before dark to find a hut to shelter from the weather.

He was flown out in good spirits.

The helicopter was tasked to the search due to the terrain, inaccessible by vehicles and the
time of the day.