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Missing helicopter crew found safe and well

Published: Tue 23 Apr 2019 12:24 PM
23 April 2019
Searchers have located the crew of the helicopter missing in the Auckland Islands.
A rescue helicopter located the group walking around on a beach on the north-eastern side of Auckland Island wearing their cold water immersion suits.
The group is safe and well. The helicopter that found them is transporting them to Enderby Island where there is shelter before returning to mainland New Zealand.
Further details to follow.
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