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| Woman and four children missing in New Zealand mountains found safe | Woman and four children missing in New Zealand mountains found safe |
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| A woman and four young children who were missing for two days in a remote mountain range of New Zealand have been found safe and well. | A woman and four young children who were missing for two days in a remote mountain range of New Zealand have been found safe and well. |
| The five – including children aged between four and nine – were dropped off for a planned one to two hour walk in the Te Urewera national park in the Bay of Plenty just after 1pm on Tuesday afternoon. | The five – including children aged between four and nine – were dropped off for a planned one to two hour walk in the Te Urewera national park in the Bay of Plenty just after 1pm on Tuesday afternoon. |
| The mountain rage is located in a remote and isolated part of New Zealand, on the east coast of the North Island. | The mountain rage is located in a remote and isolated part of New Zealand, on the east coast of the North Island. |
| The group was reported missing just after 4pm New Zealand time on Wednesday afternoon, and a search was launched overnight in the Otamatuna Ridge. | The group was reported missing just after 4pm New Zealand time on Wednesday afternoon, and a search was launched overnight in the Otamatuna Ridge. |
| But the woman and four children were located at 3.45pm New Zealand time on Thursday and were “safe and well”, according to a statement from New Zealand police. | But the woman and four children were located at 3.45pm New Zealand time on Thursday and were “safe and well”, according to a statement from New Zealand police. |
| The group were being winched out by helicopter and would be assessed by medical professionals and then reunited with their family. | The group were being winched out by helicopter and would be assessed by medical professionals and then reunited with their family. |
| “While we were fully prepared to keep searching through the night if needed, all are relieved and thankful that the group won’t be having to endure a third cold night in the bush,” said Eastern Bay of Plenty area commander Inspector Kevin Taylor. | “While we were fully prepared to keep searching through the night if needed, all are relieved and thankful that the group won’t be having to endure a third cold night in the bush,” said Eastern Bay of Plenty area commander Inspector Kevin Taylor. |
| Ten search teams backed by helicopters had been deployed to find the group who endured two nights with temperatures between three and five degrees. | Ten search teams backed by helicopters had been deployed to find the group who endured two nights with temperatures between three and five degrees. |
| Search conditions on Thursday were clear and warm, but the weather was set to deteriorate in the region tomorrow, turning severe over the weekend. | Search conditions on Thursday were clear and warm, but the weather was set to deteriorate in the region tomorrow, turning severe over the weekend. |
| Glenn Mitchell, operations manager for the Tuhoe Te Uru Taumatua tribal administration, said the woman was a local Maori woman, of the Tuhoe tribe, and he understood she was a competent and experienced bush woman. She was a local resident of the Waimana settlements, home to about 300 people. | Glenn Mitchell, operations manager for the Tuhoe Te Uru Taumatua tribal administration, said the woman was a local Maori woman, of the Tuhoe tribe, and he understood she was a competent and experienced bush woman. She was a local resident of the Waimana settlements, home to about 300 people. |