Trampers rescued from Milford and Dusky tracks

Fiordland search and rescue teams had a busy day yesterday, having to retrieve two parties of stranded trampers from the Milford and Dusky tracks.

Constable Andy Grant, of Te Anau, said five Australian tourists became stranded on the Dusky track after heavy rains turned where they were into an island near the Seaforth River.

The group activated their emergency locator beacon about 3pm.

The three men and two women were flown by helicopter in a scoop net to a nearby clearing and then flown to Te Anau. None of them was injured.

At the same time, a woman was rescued from the Milford side of the MacKinnon Pass on the Milford track after she fell.

It was thought she suffered a broken ankle, Mr Grant said.

She was also flown to Te Anau by helicopter and taken to hospital.

- © Fairfax NZ News

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