16 Oct 2025

Search and Rescue NZ Episode 3

From Search & Rescue NZ

Not all rescues take place above ground. In 2008, the largest cave rescue operation was ever attempted in New Zealand. Cavers from all over the country were flown into Nelson to extract an injured caver from a little explored cave system in the Takaka Hills.

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