Photo Album Page 5
Images from APRES training and SAR activities.
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The headlamps of a rescuer and an overdue tramper as they descend (roped) into 'The Gap' on Rome Ridge, Mt Rolleston
An overdue tramper and APRES member (marked by yellow dots) descending Rome Ridge. The tramper
had spent two nights on a small ledge (marked by red dot)
Boarding on the hover, Mt Rolleston
Track and Clue is a key part of modern search technique in New Zealand. The straight line of
disturbed beech leaves in this photo was made by the outside edge of a tramper's left boot.
Police and APRES members prepare to board a hovering helicopter in a steep creek bed
during a SAR on Mt Cassidy.
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