Lost on Lomond

April 2011

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April 2011

Silvia Horniakova on a less dramatic trip
Lucky find saves a cold and wet day tripper from an uncomfortable night out, by Josh Gale For a person at risk of hypothermia, Silvia Horniakova acted with surprising calm. Lost on Queenstown’s Ben Lomond in the snow last September, the 30-year-old Slovakian opted to erect her own shelter rather than break into a small […]
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