WELLINGTON, May 28 — Two New Zealand hikers survived 19 days in a rugged national park home to the shooting location for the Mines of Moria in the Lord of the Rings films, drinking puddle water to stay alive, they said today. Dion Reynolds and Jessica O'Connor, both 23, set off on a five-day...
A section of the 'Mines of Moria' national park where the two New Zealand hikers got lost for 19 days. — Picture courtesy of www.doc.govt.nz
A military helicopter rescued them yesterday after a huge search operation in the area, which was the shooting location for Frodo and the Fellowship's escape from the grimThe pair had only minor injuries suffered during falls as they desperately searched for water, with Reynolds twisting his ankle and O'Connor wrenching her back.
“We were very lost at this point,” he told Radio New Zealand, saying they eventually decided to make camp and “wait out our injuries.”
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