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Search teams were slogging through rugged central Otago terrain late last night.

Phillip Gordon Pullar's body has been found following a search and rescue operation to find a light aircraft that went missing overnight.

Man dead as missing plane located in Central Otago The body of a man has been located following a search for a missing plane in Central Otago. The Cessna 172 was flying between Bannockburn and Gore when an emergency beacon was activated around 5.30pm on Wednesday. The aircraft was found about 4am on Old Man Range near Alexandra by search and rescue volunteers. The pilot occupant was dead at the scene and teams were working to recover the body. Wakatipu and Central Otago Search and Rescue volunt...

Date Time Light aircraft crash, Central Otago The body of a man has been located following a search and rescue operation in Central Otago overnight. The search and rescue operation was launched after the RCCNZ received an emergency beacon alert from a private light aircraft at about 5.30pm. The aircraft was located at around 4am this morning on Old Man Range near Alexandra by search and rescue volunteers. The sole occupant was located deceased at the scene. Work is now being undertaken to recov...

Snowfall on the Old Man Range near Alexandra trapped a group of people overnight Sunday. (File photo) A group has been rescued after being stranded overnight in snow in the Central Otago high country after their vehicle broke down. Search and rescue teams went to the aid of four men and two women who were stuck on the Old Man Range, near Alexandra, on Monday morning. Central Otago area response manager Senior Sergeant Clint Wright said police received a call from a man needing help after his ...

Six people rescued after being stuck in snow overnight near Central Otago 18 Jan, 2021 12:22 AM Quick Read Rescuers managed to find the group, safe and well, by using two 4x4 vehicles. Photo / 123RF Rescuers managed to find the group, safe and well, by using two 4x4 vehicles. Photo / 123RF NZ Herald By: Tim Cronshaw A search and rescue team has managed to retrieve a group stuck in snow on Old Man Range near Alexandra in Central Otago. The six people were stranded when their vehicle broke down o...

Police needed 4WDs to rescue group in Central Otago © Getty State Highway at Lindis Pass, the highest point on the South Island, connecting Central Otago with the Mackenzie Basin, NewZealand Police are urging people to check forecasts and have bad weather back-up plans after they had to use four-wheel drive vehicles to rescue six people in Central Otago. Emergency services were called at 9pm last night to the Old Man Range near Alexandra after a vehicle broke down in snowy conditions. Centra...