TRAMPER MISSING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 20 March 1939, Page 6

TRAMPER MISSING

DISAPPEARS NEAR KIME HUT COMPANION ABSENT ONLY FEW MINUTES. SEARCH PARTIES ORGANISED. (Bv Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Dgy. Mr Ron Sinclair, of Oriental Bay, Wellington, left the Otaki Forks with Mr Tl. Wilson, on Friday night, with the intention of exploring the Hector River. At Wpst Park, near the Kime Memorial Hut, Mr Wilson left Mr Sinclair sitting on the track while he went to look over into the valley. On his return only a few minutes later Mr Sinclair was nowhere to be seen and M r Wilson proceeded to Kime Hut, about eight minutes walk away, where it had been arranged they should have lunch. At Kime Hut there was still no ap? pearance of Mr Sinclair. Mr Wilson immediately commenced a search, receiving no answer to his calls. Later he returned to the hut. On Sunday morning the condition were very adverse, a heavy mist with intermittent rain bringing visibility down to about twenty yards and making a search almost impossible. During the afternoon Mr Wilson returned to Otaki Forks and reported Mr Sinclair’s disappearance. Search parties were organised and this morning a party of trampers went up to Kime Hut to commence a search. Both M es srs Sinclair and Wilson are experienced trampers who have traversed most of the Tararua ranges. MR SINCLAIR FOUND. SUFFERING FROM SPRAINED ankle. WELLINGTON, This Day. The missing trarpper, Mr Ron Sinclair, was found this morning by a search party, with a sprained ankle making his. way into Otaki Forks which was about a two hours’ walk away.