SEARCH FOR GUIDE’S BODY
DEEP SNOW ENCOUNTERED • (Per Exited Press Association). HOKITIKA, March 19. ; Guides Russell and Alack, G. Blackie, and Constable Best reached the Pioneer ! Ridge of the Fox Glacier on Monday morning. They entered the schnind from the side, and found that snow had filled t the crevasse for at least 50ft deep, and ‘ at the top the crevasse had widened to ? 20ft. No sign was seen of the body of * Guide Thoma s Christie, who was lost in , November last. ■ I It i s considered impossible to make a?. further effort to secure the body owing - to the difficult conditions and the danger resulting from any excavation work being carried out. £.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22835, 20 March 1936, Page 14
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114SEARCH FOR GUIDE’S BODY Otago Daily Times, Issue 22835, 20 March 1936, Page 14
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