DEATH IN MOUNTAINS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21328, 1 November 1932, Page 10

DEATH IN MOUNTAINS

FATE OF DEERSTALKER VAIN EFFORT TO FIND SAFETY [by TELrciurn—own correspondent] DUNEDIN, Monday The deerstalker, Mr. John Brinsdon, whose body was found on Sunday in open country on the top of the Bluo Mountains on the Crookston side, had been dead for at least two days. For a week search parties had been combing the mountains for the missing man. Tho bush bore marks of his frantic efforts to reach safety. He was hopelessly lost and, having no matches, he was unable to light fires to give signals. Mr. Brinsdon was last seen by his companions at noon on Sunday week and his body was found two and a-half tramp from where he disappeared. He carried no food or extra clothing for nights in the open. Obviously, sheer exhaustion and exposure brought about his death. The exact spot where the body was found Vas at the top of Black Gully, within an hour's walk of Crookston. Tho party of which deceased was a member entered tho Bluo Mountains from the Clydevale side and Mr. Brinsdon must havo tramped tho entire length of tho ranges, seeking a way to safety. Mr. Brinsdon was a married man and lived at South Dunedin. Ho was a cooper by trade. He was an experienced sportsman and had long experience of shooting in rough country.