A raft of recommendations for keeping trampers and hikers safe - in the wake of a Takaka woman's death
A raft of recommendations for keeping trampers and hikers safe - in the wake of a Takaka woman's death
17 August 2022
A coroner has found Tracey Smith died from hypothermia on a tramp to Angelus Hut with her son in 2019.
Coroner Meenal Duggal has endorsed recommendations made by the Mountain Safety Council.
They include always carrying an emergency communications device, not wearing cotton layers - and considering all trampers' experience and fitness levels in a group.
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