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LandSAR Volunteers Brave Treacherous Weather to Rescue Stranded Teens

23 Jul 2026 11:19 a.m. · Source: New Zealand Police

Land Search and Rescue volunteers are lauded for rescuing three teenagers from Kaweka Forest Park last week. Battling 50-knot winds and steep terrain, the team successfully located and extracted the tramping group after an overnight ordeal.

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