Sick tramper rescued in night mission

A tramper suffering an allergic reaction was flown out of the Orongorongos, east of Wellington, overnight by Westpac rescue helicopter crew using night vision goggles.

The emergency call was made at 12.30am after a 28-year-old Wellington woman staying in a hut was thought to be having an allergic reaction to something she had eaten.

With the aid of the night vision goggles, the helicopter crew was able to find a member of the tramping party who had made their way down to the river with a torch.

The helicopter landed on the river bank and treated the woman in the nearby hut before flying her to Wellington Hospital.

- NZPA