Under prepared trampers put lives at risk

From Lately, 10:35 pm on 21 October 2019

Police and searchers have recovered the body of a 51 year old woman who went missing and died while completing the Tongariro Northern Circuit. Searchers have also had to rescue a group of mainly student trampers in the Southern Alps who went out despite knowing adverse weather was forecast. And they're not the only ones getting in trouble. Mountain Safety Council chief Mike Daisley explains just how many people are putting their lives at risk by failing to prepare properly

The terrain where the trampers ran into trouble.

The terrain where the trampers ran into trouble. Photo: NZ Police