Lost on Mount Hector.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 June 1922, Page 3

Lost on Mount Hector.

YOUNG MAN STILL MISSING

WELLINGTON, June 11

Of the two young men—Allan A. Bol_ lons, aged 21, a son of Captain Rollons, of the Government steamer Tutnnekai and E. ,T. Kime, aged 23 mi employee at the post and telegraph workshops—who were lost on Mount Hector. Rollons was found at, 11.30 o’clock on Tuesday night wrapped in a sail-cloth at Tauhcreniknu hut. Ho was semi-unconscious, exhausted, footsere, and famished for food. Air Vosselor’s party administered restoratives, wrapped him in blankets, anil conveyed him to Bassett’s hut. and thence by motor to ins home at Kilblrnie. In ail interview Ballons ta’t’ed that he and his companion reached Alpha but nil Friday night and left, in the morning to go over Afount Hectoi. \ftor five hours they ran into fog, and decided to turn back. They walked together for part, of the way, and Rollons then went ahead to light a fire at Alpha lmt, it being arranged that Kime should follow, after emptying the pack of all except food. A hitter south easterly wind was blowing. Kime had top-coat- and food, and Bollons had his own blankets. In thick fog. Bollons took the wrong spur and went to the river at the bottom. He followed the course until the way was blocked. He spent two nights, there with only a little milk and Bovril. He got back to the track through 400 feet of thick bush on Monday. Ho had left his blankets in file bush, as lie was too exhausted to carry them. He had' no five on reaching Alpha lint again, as bis matches were wot. As there was no sign of Kime ho left Alpha hut at <) o’ clock on Tuesday morning, and after a great struggle reached Ttuilierenikiiu hut in the evening. He _ was found just before midnight fiv Vossolor’s party. j,’,-,im the time Rollons parted from Kime oil Saturday at midday, he had had only a drop of milk and Bovril. His mother was nearly ill with anxiety, but was greatly relieved when she heard tho news of ids discovery. Captain Bullous is at sea. and the news was wirelessed to him. Rollons savs that in another dav he would have been dead. Snow !av on Afount Hector and tin- the track was obliterated, but the I'm, caused tbo trouble. Bollons bad crossed Mount Hector once before, and Kime lhr four times. j

There > s ni> news as yet of Kime

MI USING MAN FOUND. WELLINGTON. June 16

The missing Tnrarua tramper. E- J. Kime, was found yesterday by a search party, sheltering under a rock near the spot where he parted from his mate Bn lions on Saturday morning, two hours beyond Alpha hut. and slightly off the track. He was in better condition than Rollons. It is Impel to have him at G icy tow 11 to-morrow by noon.

THE RESCUE. CARTERTON, June Hi Kime was found yesterday afternoon 1 v F. \Y. Yossehr. within twenty minutes of tiie top of Mount Hector alive and w 11, considering bis privations and exposure, lie was oil tiie suun\ side of the mountain in the locality known ax Beehives. He had plenty of food le.it MU blankets nr coverings excon! bis ordinary clothes. Morel was Itouplil. into Gr: vtown by (>. B. Brown. Yosscler and Kime spent the night at Aloha l ilt and reach AVoedside to-day (~ train for Wellington.