The party of three were traversing a washout area on a trail in the southern Urewera National Park, New Zealand, when the woman slipped and fell down a steep shale slope, sustaining injuries to her head, neck, chest and ankles.
“This is a very isolated part of the country, with no cellphone coverage.”
“Without a PLB, it would have taken a considerable amount of time for the party to raise the alarm”.
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http://gisborneherald.co.nz/localnews/2175178-135/injured-woman-rescued-from-ureweras