| Czech couple in tragedy/rescue in NZ | |
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| Caro | Aug 26 2016, 03:42 AM Post #1 |
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Headline news in New Zealand has been the rescue of a Czech woman whose partner had slipped down a snowy/icy slope on the Routeburn Track down in the south-west of New Zealand. Sh had stayed with him for three days, then found her way to a warden's hut, where she had remained for the next 24 days till apparently Czech authorities alerted the authorities here and a search and rescue expedition set out to check the area and all the huts there. It all sounded a bit odd at the start, but the police have confirmed her account and she did everything right by staying still and waiting for her rescuers. People wondered why no one had been looking for them earlier and I thought maybe they weren't aware of where they were - I know in this day and age, people generally keep in contact with the outside world, but it is still possible to be away from social media. But then how did the Czech authorities know? and why didn't their families ask for help earlier? Some of these questions may have been answered by the journalist in Chechia this morning. He said it had made the news there but wasn't given prominence in most papers because Czech people are generally adventurous and a bit careless with safety and there are often people dying in mountains and rivers, so it isn't that unusual to them. It's very unusual here that people can be lost for so long and be still found alive. People are usually seen either on the tracks or in the huts, but at this time of year, the warden's huts aren't used much, but they still have facilities for fire-making and blankets, and she could get to another building to get food apparently. She did have to break into the huts. Czech people might be careless with their safety, but it sounds like they can use their initiative and sense. But what an ordeal for her, losing her climbing and life partner in a dreadful accident, then having to be totally on her own for the next month, fending for herself, and not knowing when or if someone would come to her. Do any of you know if that is correct about Czech people? Here in NZ we do find European people are often a bit blase about the dangers of NZ high country dangers, assuming they are similar to their home ones, and not taking enough notice of advice or warnings given. Or even asking about them at all. |
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