TRAMPERS SAFE

Hokitika Guardian, 29 April 1927, Page 3

TRAMPERS SAFE

FROM TARARUA RANGES. [ijy telegraph—per press association., LEVIN, April 28. After spending twelve niglits in the Tararuu. ranges, and being most of the time in rain and fog, the two Wellington lads, Diedrieh and Scanlon, came out unaided this afternoon. They were weary, but uninjured. They had been missing since Good Friday. One hundred searchers had been out for a week looking for them. They lost their way in the fog, and they eked their rations out. Fortunately they found some provisions that had been cached by the search parties. AVON DERFUI, ENDUR ANCK. AVELLINGTON, April 28. Roy Diedrieh (20) and Desmond Scanlon (18) who left AA'ellington a fortnight ago to-night for Levin to cross the Tarnrna Range to Alasterton and for whom search parties have been out for the past week turned up at Levin at 2.30 this afternoon. They returned to AVellington at 7.1-3 to-night. Beyond appearing a little wan and tired, they appeared to be remarkably well. The weather, they said, was bad till Tuesday this week, when it cleared considerably. They knew their bearings throughout, but they were alraid to move in case they should get lost. Their rationing was commenced on Easter Monday, their conservation carrying them over to Anzae Day. although during the last two days they ate only one onion. They had ten raw potatoes with them, but their matches were wet and they could light no fire. The youths got anxious about Anzae Day. Neither felt any ill effects from the fortnight in the open. They were wet through from Easter Sunday until they obtained a change to-day. Sometimes they could not see a. yard in iront of them because of the sleet.