LOST THEIR WAY
MISTAKE IN LOCALITY THE CHATEAU, Monday. The explanation as to how the main party lost the way would appear to be that in the storm on Saturday after1 noon they came on to .a large flat in the Whakapapaiti Valley, which is 1 rarely visited by trampers, and there they split into three parties, thinking that they had reached Scoria Plat and were descending to the Chateau. Mr Flynn, when found, was unable to say how he had beeome separated, but thought.he must have fallen asleep. He was still cheerful and remarked: "My worry is that I'll have to pay another day's board." When being brought in he collapsed. The difficulties of the searchers have been accentuated by both heavy snow and dense f og.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 8, 1 September 1931, Page 3
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