SAR saves137 lives in big call-out year

December 2023

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December 2023

It’s been an extraordinarily busy year for search and rescue. Photo: Tania Seward
New Zealand’s search and rescue sector responded to more than 1870 land incidents this year, an increase of 28 per cent from 2021–22, and intervened in 137 situations where lives could have been lost. These figures are detailed in the NZ Search and Rescue Council’s (SAR) annual report, which also states that no single factor […]

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