DEATH IN SNOW

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 5, 6 July 1939, Page 10

DEATH IN SNOW

BODY RECOVERED

POSSIBILITY OF FALL

The body of the man who was found dead in the snow on Mount Ruapehu on Tuesday was with some difficulty brought down to National Park yesterday, in spite of heavy snow falling on the mountain, states today's "New Zealand Herald.'' Although not formally identified, the man is believed to be Mr. David Strethern Armstrong, of 62 Taylor Road, Kingsland. He registered as D. S. Armstrong on arriving at the Chateau. . .

Police from National Park and Raurimu went to the Chateau yesterday | morning, but did not ascend the mountain until the afternoon owing to the severity of the weather. In the' face of almost blizzard conditions the party succeeded in bringing the body by sledge to the end of the road to Scoria Flat, and from there it was taken by van to National Park.

It is thought that the deceased may have fallen over a cliff about half a mile to the west of the Ruapehu Ski Club's hut. His haversack was found lying damaged and torn at the base of the cliff. The body was three-quar-ters of a mile away, roughly in the direction of the Chateau. It is considered that the injured man may have wandered on and then collapsed. Gravel rash on the body pointed to a fall.