Police and Search and Rescue (SAR) will this morning continue attempts to recover the body of a Czech man who died following a fall on the Routeburn Track.
“Unfortunately, weather conditions in the area are not ideal today, but the recovery team headed out first thing this morning and will be making every possible attempt to complete the recovery today, conditions permitting,” says Inspector Olaf Jensen, Otago Lakes Central Area Commander.
Media are also advised that a media conference will be held today at 12.30pm at the Queenstown Police Station.
The woman who was rescued from the Routeburn Track will be present, along with Vladka Kennett, Consul for the Czech Republic.
Media are asked to arrive at the station’s reception area by 12.20.
The attached photos show the exterior and interior of the warden's hut which a Czech woman stayed in before being rescued by Police and Search and Rescue on Wednesday, along with some of the terrain that the recovery team is working in.
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Issued by Rachel Purdom/Police Media Centre.
