A Japanese man in his early-60s has died while walking the Milford track with guided walk company.
He was with a group of 31 people and three guides crossing McKinnon Pass about 11.20am yesterday when he collapsed on the track. CPR was carried out but the man could not be revived, Ultimate Hikes said today.
Emergency services were immediately contacted, and the man was taken by helicopter to Te Anau where he was pronounced dead. His body was taken to Invercargill.
The man was travelling alone and had booked his trip through an agency.
Acting Sergeant Glenn Matheson of Te Anau police said the normal processes for such an incident were now under way. The cause of death was not yet confirmed. The coroner had been called in.
At mid-morning today the man's next of kin were still to be advised, and his name could not be released.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/6334512/Japanese-tourist-dies-on-Milford-track
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