[January 28, 2006] TWO TOURISTS FLOWN OUT OF TONGARIRO NATIONAL PARK Tweet (New Zealand Press Association Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)Wellington, Jan 28 NZPA - In separate incidents today, two tourists were airlifted from Tongariro National Park. At 1pm, the Taupo-based Lion Foundation Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to pick up a 30-year-old German woman who suffered a suspected fractured ankle as she was on her way down from the summit of Mt Tongariro. At 3pm, the helicopter was called to Ketatahi Hut to collect a 32-year-old English woman suffering from a medical condition. Both tourists were flown to Taupo Hospital. NZPA WGT jaf [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]