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<H1>Radio Amateurs assist search</H1>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Press reports say the <STRONG>Amateur Radio Emergency
Corps</STRONG> provided communications during a search for two hunters lost in
the New Zealand bush.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>The New Zealand Stuff website reports that the two hunters
went missing in the Ahimanawa Ranges off the Napier-Taupo road. A search ensued
involving Police, Land Search and Rescue volunteers from tramping and hunting
clubs, and members of the Amateur Radio Emergency Corps who provided
communications.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Senior Sergeant Luke Shadbolt, of Hastings, said the men
were found on the Napier-Taupo Road after "an uncomfortable night in the bush".
They apparently told police they were "geographically challenged".</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma> </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Read the full article at<BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3731761/Lost-hunters-geographically-challenged"
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face=Tahoma>http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3731761/Lost-hunters-geographically-challenged</FONT></A><BR><BR></P></BODY></HTML>