Arrowtown

A mass rescue operation involving at least 110 people involved in an ultra-marathon event is currently underway as heavy rain is causing the Arrow River to.

Some runners have been evacuated out of the mountains and they are being cared for by crew and staff at Queenstown Lakes Hospital. Rescue operations NZ are sending individuals into Macetown to organise a plan. To reach it, one must cross the Arrow River two dozen times. It said some heavy falls were possible. First thing this morning, they spotted two helicopters going deep into the valley picking people up. Rescue operations NZ are sending individuals into Macetown to organise a plan,” Sutton said.

The six are under observation in Queenstown Lakes Hospital after being rescued from the Southern Lakes Ultra Marathon. The alert was raised when a personal ...

Some runners have been evacuated out of the mountains and they are being cared for by crew and staff at Queenstown Lakes Hospital. We are checking a couple of other huts in the area at the moment to make sure." Rescue operations NZ are sending individuals into Macetown to organise a plan. Rescue operations NZ are sending individuals into Macetown to organise a plan," Sutton said. I am in great communication with multiple organisations and agencies and at this stage all athletes are safe, well and accounted for. "I am in great communication with multiple organisations and agencies and at this stage all athletes are safe, well and accounted for.

Six people are in hospital with symptoms of hypothermia after being rescued from rising flood waters as they took part in the week-long Southern Lakes ...

They include “long steep inclines and descents” and multiple river crossings. They were just cold and had been up there a long time, 24 hours. Everyone is accounted for and safe." Clulow said the priority of the ongoing response was confirming the number of people in the area and that they were safe. “We are working closely with our search and rescue partners and the race organisers to understand the needs of the people in the area. Fire and Emergency incident controller Nic McQuillan said they received a call early on Wednesday that up to 90 athletes involved in the Southern Lakes Ultra Race were caught out because of the heavy rain overnight. “We received a call that about 100 people were trapped by the river flooding in Macetown, but in lack of information around that we have spent the morning establishing the safety of them. Police and the fire service had been in contact with athletes by satellite phone, as there was no reception in the small historic gold mining area. The Arrowtown Fire Service was on standby for a search and rescue at 10am on Tuesday after being notified by police and race organisers. At least 110 people were in the area associated with the event. The athletes were taking part in the Southern Lakes Ultra Marathon, a 250km race that started on Friday and is run in six stages over a week. Race volunteer and co-ordinator Emily Sutton confirmed the six athletes who were evacuated were in a stable condition in hospital.

Six people have been airlifted to Queenstown Lakes Hospital hospital as heavy rain hits the Southern Lakes Ultra Marathon in the Macetown area near ...

"Some runners have been evacuated out of the mountains and they are being cared for by crew and staff at Queenstown Lakes Hospital. So far, six people have been airlifted to Queenstown Lakes Hospital. The area has been experiencing heavy rain, with the Arrow River rising.

The Rescue Coordination Centre is working to understand the needs of those involved in an ultra-marathon event near Arrowtown, following multiple beacon ...

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Six people airlifted from an ultra marathon near Arrowtown this morning are suffering from mild hypothermia.

The rain was expected to ease to showers on Thursday with fine weather forecast for Friday. MetService said the weather in the Queenstown area was fine when the ultra marathon began on Sunday, but a cold front subsquently moved in. Heavy rain has caused the Arrow River to rise and bad weather was forecast to continue.

The eight are suffering mild hyperthermia and are under observation at Queenstown Lakes Hospital after being rescued from the Southern Lakes Ultra Marathon.

We are checking a couple of other huts in the area at the moment to make sure." Heavy rain has been falling in the area overnight and forecasters have issued a heavy rain watch for Otago with rainfall possibly reaching warning levels in some areas. There has been heavy rain in the area, causing the Arrow River to rise and the weather was forecast to remain inclement over the next 24 hours.