Hunter hospitalised after steep fall near Picton Newshub 2 hrs ago © NZ Police It took emergency crews five hours to rescue him.
A 76-year-old hunter suffered a broken arm and a dislocated shoulder after falling in very steep and challenging terrain in Picton last week.
The man was winched to safety after a five-hour rescue operation in Waikawa last Wednesday.
Police launched a search and rescue operation after the man s cries were heard by local residents and another member of his hunting party, who was some distance away.
Police said he was found around 150 metres from the road. LandSAR provided footing for St John staff and used ropes to secure them and allow access to the hunter, so he could be assessed and medicated down the steep slope, Marlborough Area Prevention Manager Peter Payne said on Tuesday.
Police urge hunters to be prepared after two incidents
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Injured hunter hospitalised after steep fall
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“It had submerged, but part of the structure was poking out of the water,” Grogan said on Tuesday. Authorities lost track of the drifting wreck until a commercial fishing boat struck it about 16 kilometres away at 10pm, near Cape Jackson, tearing a hole in its hull. Police search and rescue co-ordinator and Blenheim senior sergeant Peter Payne said Coastguard Marlborough delivered a pump to the fishing boat so it could remove the water it had taken on.
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The boat sank by The Brothers/Ngāwhatu Kai-ponu, in red, and was hit by a fishing boat by Cape Jackson, in orange.
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The yacht sank by The Brothers/Ngāwhatu Kai-ponu islands, in red, and was hit by a fishing vessel at Cape Jackson, in orange. Image / Google
The yacht sank by The Brothers/Ngāwhatu Kai-ponu islands, in red, and was hit by a fishing vessel at Cape Jackson, in orange. Image / Google
Chloe is a Local Democracy Reporter based in Marlborough
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