[?]ENTS LOST ON RUAPEHU

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 8, 1 September 1931, Page 3

[?]ENTS LOST ON RUAPEHU

Ifears for safety of ;»ty still on mountains ti*" ll - ~ B. on Monday morning six of the missing Ruapehu alSit into Chateau Tongariro by a search party which had fM t}je western slopes of the mountain; later in the day Ed wandering in a dazed conditiosi in the bush, but Menuous efforts to e'sect a rescue, the remaining seven — ■L girls — are still missing. Two of the girls are injured tRs of another night of cold and exposure on the moun'Hith grave coneern. [■Lpparently mistook its locality in returning to the ChatX Seven of the more fortunate members have been resHpus mishap, but a ;ute anxiety is felt for the safety Missing, weakened ar they are by three days of exposure Sther conditions a ld with food for only one day. M'Post" communica'-ed with the Chateau by telephone at Mg, nothing had be vn heard of the seven missing studparties were out o i the mountain but news of them was le Chateau until m irning. Five parties had just arrived Mrch and it was ex_.ected that 135 men would be combSslopes to-day. I SEVEN RESCUED. Bmissing students were rescued in one group, but one Eered away and was not found until three hours laterB had left the second party in an endeavour to obtain Ht in considerably later. I THE RESCUED ARE: K SPOONER, agec 20, son of Mr C. W. Spooner, of BaM BROOK BELL: single, aged 32, 1 New Bond Street,engmeermg at the Auckland Unsversity College. ■ FLYNN, aged 18, of 24 Crescent Road, Epsom, and Bain J. Flynn, mas'er'of the steamer Waihemo. EaRT MacDIARMID, aged 19, son of Mr C. L. Mac- ■ of Hamilton. ■-'A WATKINS, aged 18, daughter of Mr H. H- Watkins, ■Lsneer to the Auck;and Drainage Board. ■2NETH WATKINS, aged 19, sister of Miss Moya Wat-

H | ELLETT, aged 21, of Helensville. I STILL MISSING B/ICK STANTON, aged 18, son of Mr J. Stanton, of ■Epsom, city solicii ~r, Auckland. ■ CAMPBELL GRA HAM, aged 19, son of Mr W. H. Emade Road, Moun' Eden. »ON HARRIS, age 119, only son of Mr D- S. Harris, K. Helier's Bay. ■LD JGHN ADDIS, r ged 22, son of Mr J. R. Addis, 38 ■ce, Ponsonby, ant" a master at NelsasffCollege. ■ZIE NGRRIS, agec 18, daughter of G. N. Norris, ■rei, and formerly Cfficial Assignee aT1 Auckland. ■JA RENNIE, aged 18, daughter of p"D. Rennie, lelensvilleBROCKETT, r jed 17, daughter 4.Mr F. C. Brockett ■t of Agriculture, Masterton.

■day morning, afte■,'une to press, new; ■ five members of thi ■aham Bell, Stewar H l.Iisses Moya Wat ■"atkhis and Eva E1 ■ iiglit into the Chat Bjarty which had dis ■ the western slope, ■ on Sunday after ■lynn, was also witi fi was discovered, bu ■red away from hi; ■soparate search ha( Bited and after thrc ■ was eventually dis ■L-d condition three Rie up the sloj)e. B'oer of the party, M: ■vas located at 11.31 ■ morning by a searcl Bhl into the Chateai ■was wandering daz ■ and was unable t( k information as tc ■ of the remaining If the party whom ht ■ndeavour to obtair fthat he had left then ■ne and that two o: ■iured. ■ the miss'ng alpinist; 1 pavty consisting oi |rs -ti, Cnnservator oi §m North, J. A. Mai ■hua Tramping Club ■ Wanganui. |up on the snow line ■gs tliis party camc lof Messrs MacDiarlynn, and Miss Ellit 1 sisters. The track; Ihe searchers hurriec ttnewed energy, anc lacross the party o I'aiti Gorge at 2.3 ( |y afternoon. I of Oihers. I> signs of the othe: Igii renewed effort; ftd them. It appear: laig Saturday ri:ghr I 6000 ft, sheltered ii Itiu :i rock, the partj le parties for the re Ithose rescued werc f.tigue, Mr MacDiar Ist. and he elected t p'1'" the Chateau, ii !' I'eem. t'cge that Mr- Flyni I but while a searcl rcuted, the other fiv( I rescued party weta Inetrable bush, ami( t snow on the returi pi»ateau. On arrival |d i>y willing helpers f to bed. Their chiei |o he sleep ancl al I none of them show |l collapse. |ll. on arrival at tht led coneern for the girls who werc h did not think the | to any harm, alpey rnust be Vdonc | on Saturday after- | sheltered from the a big rock 6000 to bountain. The mexnty still missing hac' selvc^s sufficiently fi. and he had allowed 1 couragement to the iay was the rescue |.oner, and acting on spei-ate -efforts wert ught to discover the e party, for whose st fears were enter-