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9 Oct 2025 14:20
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  •   Home > News > Accident and Emergency

    A person has died after being trapped in an avalanche in the South Island's Arrowsmith Range

    A person has died after being trapped in an avalanche in the South Island's Arrowsmith Range


    Rescuers including a helicopter were sent to the mountains in mid-Canterbury about 12.30, finding one person who died soon after being recovered.

    Everyone else is accounted for.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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