10 year old boy walks out after getting lost on hunting trip
Sunday, 28 August 2011, 9:25 pm
Press Release: New Zealand Police
10 year old boy walks out after getting lost on hunting
trip
At about 1130am on 28/8/11 a 10 year old boy
was pig hunting with two adult family members in hill
country near Lumsden when he became separated from them.
After failing to locate the boy police were contacted and
a search was organised.
In the meantime the boy has
walked a considerable distance over rugged terrain and found
his way to a dairy farm where police were contacted.
It
is estimated that the boy walked 21km and apart from
complaining of sore feet was uninjured.
He was well
clothed and had food with him and a water bottle which he
replenished in creeks along the way.
Although the message
is that people should remain where they are if they become
lost, the boy showed remarkable resilience for someone of
his age.
ends
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