A missing snowboarder was located using night vision goggles and a lighter.The man had been snowboarding with two other friends at Turoa skifield but did not arrive back in the carpark at the end of the day as planned.
Emergency services were called at about 9.30pm on Friday night.
Police headed up the mountain and were able to communicate with the man by cellphone but his batteries were running low.
The snowboarder also could not tell them his location.
Palmerston North Rescue Helicopter pilot Fergus MacLachlan advised police to suggest to the man use matches and a lighter to act as a beacon for rescuers. Read More
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