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Searchers find body in Clutha River
Police searching for a missing Roxburgh man have found a body in the Clutha River.

Elderly tramper survives two nights alone in flooded forest
An elderly Auckland man survived a Fiordland flood by sitting on a rock for almost two days as water lapped around him.

Man thought to have fallen into Clutha river
Grave fears are held for a man believed to have fallen into the Clutha River in central Otago this afternoon.

Searchers looking for missing man find body
A police search and rescue team looking for missing Pahiatua man John Campbell have found a body. Mr Campbell, 64, was last seen leaving his Pahiatua home, in the Tararua district, for work at 6.45am yesterday.

Czech tramper 'lucky to live'
A tramper from the Czech Republic who broke both legs after a sheer 30m fall on to jagged rocks in the Buckler Burn near Glenorchy on Lake Wakatipu, may have survived only because he landed on his pack.

Body confirmed as that of missing motorist
A body found in a crashed car near Napier yesterday has been formally identified as missing motorist Alex Binns, police say.

Family pleads for help in finding missing motorist
Alex Binns turns 70 on Wednesday but instead of celebrating, his family are pleading for help to find him.

Air crash miracle
Quick-witted rescuers scrawled a line in the beach to point others to the site of a helicopter crash.

SOS in sand leads to pilot's rescue
In a scene straight out of a desert island castaway story, a line scrawled in the beach pointed rescuers to a helicopter crash in the sea near Whangarei today, helping save a pilot's life.

Crash survivor pulled to safety
A 23-year-old man has been taken to hospital after being pulled from the sea after his helicopter crashed off the Northland coast. He was the pilot and only occupant of the chopper and escaped with minor injuries.

Reports of aircraft crash spark search
An air search has started off the Northland coast after reports an aircraft may have crashed into the sea.