New Zealand is justifiably famous for its Great Walks and other multi-day hiking trails, but don’t break out the cooking stove and sleeping bag just yet.
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Fiordland is one of the most picturesque places in the country, but it is also one of the most unpredictable for weather changing rapidly.
Since 1936, there have been dozens of aircraft go down in the area. Some still remain lost to nature in the dense bush of the national park or high in the mountain peaks.
123RF The bush in Fiordland National Park does not give up its secrets easily. “You don’t get many second chances in Fiordland,” Burnby said. Burnby, who has been involved in many searches during the years, recalls how he found another wreckage by chance.