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A Hawkes Bay farmer spent a cold night out in a paddock with only his farm dogs for company after breaking his leg in a quad bike accident on Monday.
A search was launched for the man, in his twenties, after he failed to return from attending stock in the evening.
The Lowe Corporation Rescue Helicopter picked him up yesterday morning. He was taken to Hawkes Bay Hospital for surgery.
- NZPA