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One climber is dead after falling into Mt. Ruapehu’s Crater Lake on New Zealand’s North Island today.
There are 2 ski resorts on Mt. Ruapehu:ย Whakapapa & Turoa.
This afternoon, RAL patrollers were called to assist with a rescue at the Mt Ruapehu Crater Lake. One person, a climber, has been confirmed dead after falling into the lake. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of those involved in this tragedy, the second fatality at the crater lake in two years.” – Mt. Ruapehu,ย Whakapapa & Turoaย ski areas, today
According to witnesses, appears that the man fell into the lake after slipping and fall on ice.
This was the second death in Mt. Ruapehu’s Crater Lake within the past year.ย A man fell into the lake and died on September 30th, 2017.
Mt. Ruapehu has the longest ski season in the southern hemisphere.
HE RฤHUI
He aituฤ! He aituฤ! He takanga ki Te Wai ฤ-moe kua riro rฤ. Tฤnei ngฤ uri te karanga atu ki ngฤ mana, ki tapu kia rฤhuitia ngฤ pฤpฤringa o Te Wai ฤ-moe.
It is with sadness that the iwi of Ruapehu: Uenuku, Ngฤti Tลซwharetoa and Ngฤti Rangi, acknowledge the fatal accident where a hiker fell in to Te Wai ฤ-moe on Saturday 22 September 2018.
As a result of this accident, a rฤhui has been placed on the Te Wai ฤ-moe area and will be lifted at sunrise on Wednesday 26 September 2018.
A rฤhui (physical and spiritual protection mechanism) is a tool to manage human activity around a site where there has been loss of life. It sets a temporary prohibition around the rฤhui area and limits access for that period.
By placing a rฤhui over the area it:
โข Acknowledges the death and is a way to express our sympathy to the whฤnau of the deceased;
โข Ensures that safety mechanisms are in place; and
โข Provides time for tapu (sacredness) to dissipate following the death.This provides time for healing and recovery of the natural elements at place and people, in particular the grieving whฤnau.
The iwi acknowledge the cooperation and support of the Department of Conservation and Ruapehu Alpine Lifts.
Moe mai rฤ, haere ki ngฤ nui o te pล. Huri atu te pล, nau mai te ao. — Mt. Ruapehu,ย Whakapapa & Turoaย ski areas, today
