South Island Show Jumping Championships 15th & 16th Feb, 8am-5pm
Marlborough Equestrian Park, 81 Bothams Bend, Blenheim • Free Admission
Tuesday 4 February 2020
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Hole in one?
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Lost tramper rescued Paula Hulburt Editor
paula@marlboroughmedia.co.nz
A disorientated tramper has been rescued after mistakenly following trap line markers instead of the track. Search and Rescue teams were alerted on Saturday afternoon that a woman was lost in the Pelorus River area after police received a 111 call. The team spent four hours in 28-degree heat tracking the missing walker who was later discovered dehydrated but unhurt. The LandSAR Marlborough field team leader says a full tracking team were deployed to Pelorus after police got a ping from her cell phone. “Once panic set in, the lost person realising they don’t make good decisions when panicked, stopped and called
emergency services and was instructed to stay put until rescued. “The reason for getting lost was following pink trapline markers. “Track markers in NZ are orange and this is the leading cause of people getting lost in our bush. “Trap lines are a set distance and then stop. Quite often people will continue trying to find these pink markers and get lost when they can’t find them,” he says. The woman, who is not from Marlborough, was in contact with the Incident Management Team via text. She was praised by the field leader for keeping calm. He says people in her situation should stay in one place and wait for help. “She did exactly what she should
Renwick victorious
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Scorcher! Blistering temperatures saw swimmers flock to the Wairau River just outside Spring Creek. As temperatures rose to the mid30’s over the weekend hundreds took to the water in an attempt to cool off. Photo: Matt Brown.
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