Injured man to be flown out
By J RICHARD CRESSWELL An injured tramper in 1 the Lewis Pass, St James 1 Walkway area will be ( flown out to Hanmer Springs by an Air Force J helicopter today. 1 Senior Constable Peter i Gilfedder of the Hanmer 1 Police, said the man, ; frorifr Greymouth, had badly twisted his ankle on ’
Saturday afternoon. The man had been tramping the route by himself, which was not a good idea, he said. The man had been helped by a doctor who was also tramping the route. Trampers leaving the area had raised the alarm from the Maruia ’Springs Hotel about 5 p.m. yesterday.
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