women missing, kapakapanui area
http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/search-and-rescue-operation-launched-missing-women-photo
Central District Police seeking information about two missing women have begun a search and rescue operation after their vehicle was discovered at the entrance of the Kapakapanui Track, in the Tararua Forest Park near Waikanae earlier this evening.
Police are appealing to anyone who may have recently seen mother and daughter Carolyn and Rachel LLoyd, aged 45 and 22 respectively, who may be tramping in the area, or anyone who may have seen their vehicle, a silver Toyota Yaris hire car, registration DLZ 347.
The pair were due to check out of their Palmerston North Motel on 27th April.
They were also expected to return their rental vehicle at 11 am this morning.
Carolyn is visiting from the US to see her daughter who is a student at Massey university.
Family members, the rental company and the motel have not heard from either of the women.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Carolyn or Rachel, or who may have seen their vehicle should contact Palmerston North Police on 06 351 2535.
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Honora
Ouch. That sounds like they've possibly already been out for 3+ nights. Hopefully they were intending something longer than a day-trip and are simply holding out somewhere.
hopefully it turns out well. weather has been mild so heres hoping they are still OK.
comes down to the importance of notifying people of your intentions so the alarm gets raised in a timely way when you are overdue and people know where to look for you
http://www.adventuresmart.org.nz/outdoors-intentions
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It seems unlikely they'd actually be stuck on the track, just because of how popular Kapakapanui is as a circuit with locals, although radionz reported this morning that other people had seen them on it a few days ago.
Its a wide easy track. There are only 2 places you could easily go wrong and Im sure the searchers know these options
First if you miss the sign and go up the stream but this is really a dead end so unlikely that they wouldnt be found quickly. The other is to turn towards Renata but that is well signposted although getting that wrong opens a lot more places to get lost but really if they went that way they would follow the 4wd road to Akatarawa saddle or Waiatarau hut.
There is a ridgline track but last time I was there it was poorly defined so unlikely to be followed although I believe thats what the diabetic couple did 10 or so years ago. Took a long time to find them
It's a shame they have been lost for many days before the search has started but I think there is a good chance of a happy ending here. The weather has been good so hopefully they are just lost in the bush somewhere.
they've been found safe.
lucky for them the weather was good, a few years back a couple of walkers got lost there when teh weather was bad, they were found off the track, dead.
the top of kapakapanui has a good quality DOC sign clearly pointing out which way back to the road end, dont know how someone could end up going south to renata unless they just had their heads down and followed their feet..
more details here on what happened to them
stuck in a steep gully by a stream
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/79466382/missing-women-sought-by-police-in-central-north-island
Wasn't the ridge line track being re-cut as part of Te Araroa? I haven't been there since I thought I'd heard about it, though.
It would be so nice if they gave the coordinates for where they were found. Then we could recreate there trek.
At least they were found safe and sound
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