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A mountain biker’s extreme training session took a dangerous turn when he became stranded in Northland bush, losing daylight and becoming hypothermic.
Northland Police SAR lead, Detective Sergeant Paul Overton, says the biker had set off from Kerikeri on Saturday.
“He was aiming to push his limits on the Department of Conservation tracks in the Waimamaku Range,” he says.
“Unbeknown to him, he missed a crucial turnoff and underestimated the terrain and weather conditions.”
The alarm was raised by the stranded mountain biker at about 8.30pm that night.
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