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Statement - Survivor Mt Ruapehu Fall
Statement - Survivor Mt Ruapehu Fall
Colin
Lightbody, 41, an IT consultant from Malvern East,
Melbourne,
Australia who survived a 200 metre fall from
Mt Ruapehu yesterday asked
us to release the following
statement. Colin is in a stable condition in
Waikato
Hospital. He has two broken ankles, multiple abrasions
and
bruising.
Statement follows:
"My friend Peter
Ittak and I had hiked up to The Dome and were
descending
the same way. It was 6.20pm.
"We were about an hour or so
away from the ski lift when I walked
through an area with
chunks of ice and soft snow. I stepped on an icy
lump,
which collapsed under my weight and caused me to lose my
footing.
"Peter estimated I then fell 200m down the snow
face vertically and
600-800 in distance. Peter dug out a
seat in the slope for me to sit in
then moved quickly to
get help.
"Peter from the ski patrol coordinated the
rescue effort with help
from the snow-making team."
"I
want to thank Peter, Dan and others from the ski patrol,
Shane who
drove me down on a groomer, Jason and others
from the snow-making team,
Graham and Darryl the
paramedics, Police Search and Rescue, Hendry the
pilot of
the Youthtown Rescue Helicoper and all the medical staff
at
Waikato
Hospital."
ENDS
Waikato District Health Board
Healthy People. Excellent Care
Waikato District Health Board (DHB) employs over 6500 people and plans, funds and provides hospital and health services to more than 391,770 people in a region covering eight per cent of New Zealand.
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