LOST IN MOUNTAINS

Taranaki Daily News, 29 April 1931, Page 9

LOST IN MOUNTAINS

CLIMBER TRAPPED-IN FOG. NIGHT SPENT. IN ■ THE. OPEN.- . Dunedin,,.- April 27.-’ A’ member of ' the Otago, Tramping Club, Air. G. Wright, had - an unenviable experience during the week-end, when, accompanied by Mr. O. Balkj who is also a prominent piember of that club, he found hiniself lost in the Blue Mountains not far frqm , Tapanui, Advice received in Dunedin to-night stated that Mr. Wright is now in .the Tapanui hospitalsuffering from bronchitis and pneumonia, but is progressing favourably. Messrs. Balk and Wright made, an excursion into the mountains on • Saturday, intending; to return to Tapgnui- in the afternoon. They climbed to a spur above Whisky Gully, and separated for the return journey, having arranged to meet at the foot of the mountains. A heavy fog came down, and Mr. Balk eventually decided to try to find Mr. Wright, By the time darkness had fallen he had failed to do so. He spent the night in the bush and returned to Tapanui in the morning to. organise a search party. Two. parties went out, and Air. Wright was found about two o’clock in the afternoon not far from the place where the men had separated. He was in an exhausted condition and had to be carried to Tapanui. The area where Air. Wright was lost is noted for its deer-stalking.