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It was pitch black and too dangerous to board when the Nelson Tasman Rescue Helicopter plucked a sailor off his yacht that had run aground near Abel Tasman National Park.
The Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter responded to the callout on the Heaphy Track in Kahurangi National Park. A woman has died after suffering a medical event while tramping in Kahurangi National Park. The Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter was called out to the Aorere Shelter on the Heaphy Track, at about 4pm on Tuesday afternoon. Pilot Colby Tyrrell said the helicopter winched the tramper out after she suffered a critical medical event, and was transferred at Motueka. A police spokeswoman said despite medical attention the woman did not survive. Stuff