Missing tramper found by tree

A tramper reported missing in the Tararua Range was fortunately found by a tree.

It has been reported that the search for a missing tramper has ended happily. Police were called by the mother of a middle-aged man overdue on a weekend walk in the Tararua Forest Park when he failed to return home for his dinner on Sunday evening.

According to Larabee Penstock the crewman on the rescue helicopter they were initially sent to a probable search area but were recalled when police notified them that the person of interest had already been found by a tree.