A tramper was flown by rescue helicopter off Mt Ruapehu yesterday morning after suffering serious fractures following a fall down a narrow valley.
The man in his 30s was walking 1200 metres up the mountain, at Waitonga Falls, before his fall.
As the injured man was unable to continue, he turned on his personal locator beacon, which prompted the Grassroots Trust Rescue Helicopter to be sent to the scene.
The patient was in a narrow valley when the rescue team arrived, but they were unable to winch him out because of strong winds in the vicinity.