The 39-year-old man had become disorientated after knocking his head during a fall.

He was able to sustain himself by eating a deer he'd shot -- and paua he had foraged.

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Other Lower South Island News

06 Jul: Investigations are continuing into a man's death, while on a hunting trip on Stewart Island

05 Jul: Air New Zealand says low cloud conditions some impacted regional flights between Queenstown and Christchurch, and Timaru and Wellington this morning

05 Jul: The Taranaki Airs head into basketball's NBL playoffs on a winning note after beating the Otago Nuggets 93-83 in New Plymouth

04 Jul: Central Otago's Cardona Hotel is on the market for the first time in more than a decade

03 Jul: Police have charged a man with manslaughter over a fatal Southland crash in February

26 Jun: Fines reaching tens of thousands for black-market seafood sales

25 Jun: Several changes to Otago public transport could be on the way

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