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After 19 days in the Kahurangi, a nine-day search and rescue operation with 50 people scouring the bush, two trampers have been reunited with their loved ones. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300022239/19day-ordeal-in-hostile-environment-for-two-nelson-trampers
@girlreporternz told the story of a mother's relief at hearing the words ,"Hi Mum, I'm alive". http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300022533/the-gods-were-on-their-side-mothers-faith-in-sons-safe-return-never-wavered
Helicopter pilot Matt Gibb spoke about seeing a plume of smoke, or valley fog and the joy of seeing Jess O'Connor scramble up a bank into a clearing beneath the chopper. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/121652705/helicopter-pilot-first-to-see-smoke-in-search-for-missing-kahurangi-trampers
SAR experts said the pair survived because they had the right gear, found a water source and stayed put when they realised they were lost. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300022709/the-crucial-steps-jessica-oconnor-and-dion-reynolds-took-which-ensured-they-survived
It isn't the first time someone was rescued from the remote Kahurangi National Park with a miraculous story to tell. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/121619458/mans-miraculous-tale-of-survival-echoes-the-ordeal-of-missing-tasman-trampers
So unbelievably proud of my @NelsonMail @NZStuff colleagues and their mahi in the last few weeks. Jess and Dion's story is far from over and we'll continue to tell it.
