Person rescued after locator beacon set off in Whirinaki Forest Park

Rescue teams are responding after a personal locator beacon was set off in the Whirinaki Forest Park in the central North Island. Photo / Google

Rescue teams helped a person suffering a medical event out of a central North Island forest yesterday after a locator beacon was set off in the area.

A police spokeswoman said a person suffered a minor medical event in the Whirinaki Forest Park.

She said the person was helped out at about 7.15pm.

Ambulance staff were not required.

Rescue teams responded after a personal locator beacon was set off.

A spokeswoman for the Rescue Co-ordination Centre New Zealand said the beacon had been set off in the Whirinaki Forest Park, east of Taupō, yesterday afternoon.