A report was made at four this afternoon that a person had fallen from a track on Mt Earnslaw, near Glenorchy.

A rescue helicopter has been despatched.

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Other Lower South Island News

14 Nov: Thousands of runners, supporters, and visitors are descending on Queenstown this weekend

13 Nov: A warning for helicopter pilots - to more critically assess landing locations, after a near-miss in Fiordland National Park this year

13 Nov: Fireworks have caused a 200 by 200 square metre fire on Southland's Oreti Beach

12 Nov: Otago University students are facing back to back increases to their tuition fees

10 Nov: A stolen car has been found submerged in Queenstown's Lake Wakatipu overnight

07 Nov: A man's been charged, after Environment Southland investigated complaints of a stench at a Southland slink skin factory

06 Nov: Two men have had their nets, waders and other equipment seized after being caught illegally whitebaiting in Western Southland

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