{"id":73279,"date":"2026-04-01T12:35:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T12:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/injured-hikers-dog-rescued-by-helicopter-week-after-getting-lost-in-wild-new-zealand-forest\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T12:35:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T12:35:51","slug":"injured-hikers-dog-rescued-by-helicopter-week-after-getting-lost-in-wild-new-zealand-forest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/injured-hikers-dog-rescued-by-helicopter-week-after-getting-lost-in-wild-new-zealand-forest\/","title":{"rendered":"Injured hiker&#8217;s dog rescued by helicopter week after getting lost in wild New Zealand forest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>When a hiker fell from a 180-foot waterfall in wild New Zealand bush, rescuers were forced to evacuate the badly hurt woman without her dog, which couldn&#8217;t be found. After strangers raised thousands of dollars for a search, border collie Molly was flown to safety by a helicopter pilot who was determined to reunite pet and owner.<\/p>\n<p>A week earlier, an emergency rescue helicopter found the woman with bruises and lacerations after a fall at a rocky spot at the waterfall on the South Island&#8217;s West Coast. She was airlifted on March 24 but they were forced to leave without her pet.<\/p>\n<p>Molly was bedraggled and hungry when she was found Tuesday, just a few meters from the spot where the hiker had been lucky to survive.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I contacted her in hospital and said I&#8217;d go for a look for it,&#8221; said Matt Newton, the owner-operator of Precision Helicopters New Zealand, which is based at Hokitika Gorge near the Arahura River where Molly went missing. &#8220;I went and looked for the dog several times and no avail.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/01\/e4a22f2f-17a4-4826-802b-ee44cf12eea4\/thumbnail\/620x413\/9d86db674f3838aa53a902063af6027c\/ap26091159902117.jpg#\" alt=\"New Zealand Dog Rescue \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/01\/e4a22f2f-17a4-4826-802b-ee44cf12eea4\/thumbnail\/620x413\/9d86db674f3838aa53a902063af6027c\/ap26091159902117.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/01\/e4a22f2f-17a4-4826-802b-ee44cf12eea4\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/5dda3ae06411ad57c9b53cafc086eab7\/ap26091159902117.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">In this photo released by Precision Helicopters Ltd, Wayne Holmes holds his dog Bingo, left, after the rescue of Molly, right, at a waterfall on the Arahura River on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand, Tuesday, March 31, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Precision Helicopters Ltd via AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Unwilling to give up, Newton and his family launched a fundraiser to pay for more flying hours and advanced search gear. Offers of help and donations poured in, with strangers pledging more than 11,000 New Zealand dollars ($6,300) for a search.<\/p>\n<p>It was enough to fund three more hours in a helicopter using thermal imaging equipment. On Tuesday, Newton took to the skies with a veterinary nurse, volunteer searchers and a dog named Bingo in a renewed search for Molly.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We struck jackpot within about an hour,&#8221; he said. &#8220;As we made our way up the river, we could see the dog in the thermal and then we could visually see it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>There had been no sign of Molly at the waterfall when Newton previously searched the spot, he said. It wasn&#8217;t clear if the dog had also fallen from the waterfall or if she had eventually made her way to the spot where her injured owner landed.<\/p>\n<p>The helicopter dropped low enough for a volunteer to disembark with the rescue dog Bingo to help coax Molly to safety and keep her calm.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/01\/7eac0239-1a3b-4f4e-b0ff-d1e5b9f900ee\/thumbnail\/620x413\/5db9a56ee23d67cd86c3ae1a4c4bf855\/ap26091160534067.jpg#\" alt=\"New Zealand Dog Rescue \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/01\/7eac0239-1a3b-4f4e-b0ff-d1e5b9f900ee\/thumbnail\/620x413\/5db9a56ee23d67cd86c3ae1a4c4bf855\/ap26091160534067.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/01\/7eac0239-1a3b-4f4e-b0ff-d1e5b9f900ee\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/f1a8c99a40ab6bfcb820b3d324f78946\/ap26091160534067.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">In this photo released by Precision Helicopters Ltd, Molly peers out of the door of a helicopter after her rescue from a waterfall on the Arahura River on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand, Tuesday, March 31, 2026.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Precision Helicopters Ltd via AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Newton thought the dog had survived by eating feral animals during her week in the wilderness.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She knew what we were up to, I think,&#8221; he said. &#8220;She behaved real well. She didn&#8217;t run away and she was pleased to be rescued.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The dog was in &#8220;surprisingly good condition,&#8221; the pilot said. He sent word back to the helicopter base, where other volunteers waited to take turns in the search. &#8220;Instead we just had a big barbecue and all had a cuddle with Molly.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hours after the dog&#8217;s rescue, her owner, still battered from her fall, arrived for a tearful reunion.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think that&#8217;ll speed up her healing process somewhat,&#8221; Newton said. &#8220;Having your dog back, that&#8217;s for sure.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The helicopter company expressed gratitude for the public&#8217;s help in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/1261570312238633\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post on social media<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Thank you to everybody who donated &amp; volunteered to help, the success of saving Molly would not have been possible without this joint effort,&#8221; the company wrote on Facebook, accompanied by a video of the rescue. &#8220;What a happy ending to reunite her with Jess after her accident.&#8221; <\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/01\/f030d96c-3596-4510-8c06-0102863dde2a\/thumbnail\/620x413\/bb07cfb8adac3493b085f19c243e4615\/ap26091159904799.jpg#\" alt=\"New Zealand Dog Rescue \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/01\/f030d96c-3596-4510-8c06-0102863dde2a\/thumbnail\/620x413\/bb07cfb8adac3493b085f19c243e4615\/ap26091159904799.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/01\/f030d96c-3596-4510-8c06-0102863dde2a\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/4e5d2417504b0f822793208ff64fa843\/ap26091159904799.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">In this photo released by Precision Helicopters Ltd, Molly is reunited 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