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New Zealand rescue teams find body in hiker search | New Zealand rescue teams find body in hiker search |
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Rescue crews in New Zealand searching for a British hiker who went missing two weeks ago have found a body. | Rescue crews in New Zealand searching for a British hiker who went missing two weeks ago have found a body. |
Andrew Wyatt, 41, from Cornwall, was last seen on 15 December when he set out on what was intended to be a one-day hike in a mountainous area of the South Island. | Andrew Wyatt, 41, from Cornwall, was last seen on 15 December when he set out on what was intended to be a one-day hike in a mountainous area of the South Island. |
The body, which has yet to be formally identified, was discovered at the foot of a 100m (300ft) cliff. | The body, which has yet to be formally identified, was discovered at the foot of a 100m (300ft) cliff. |
Bad weather had previously hampered the search effort, police said. | Bad weather had previously hampered the search effort, police said. |
Mr Wyatt had arrived in New Zealand in November and was walking the 3,000km (1,900 mile) Te Araroa Trail, which runs the entire length of the country. | Mr Wyatt had arrived in New Zealand in November and was walking the 3,000km (1,900 mile) Te Araroa Trail, which runs the entire length of the country. |
Rescue teams discovered the body below the Lake Constance Bluff, on Mr Wyatt's intended route between Blue Lake Hut and Waiau Pass, police said. | Rescue teams discovered the body below the Lake Constance Bluff, on Mr Wyatt's intended route between Blue Lake Hut and Waiau Pass, police said. |
Mary May, Cornwall councillor for Penryn West said: "The town is there for the family at this difficult time." |
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