{"id":139815,"date":"2021-09-26T09:50:03","date_gmt":"2021-09-26T09:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=139815"},"modified":"2021-09-26T09:50:03","modified_gmt":"2021-09-26T09:50:03","slug":"missing-women-in-hunua-ranges-found-safe-and-uninjured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/missing-women-in-hunua-ranges-found-safe-and-uninjured\/","title":{"rendered":"Missing women in Hunua Ranges found safe and uninjured"},"content":{"rendered":"
The two women missing in Auckland’s Hunua Ranges have been located safe, well and uninjured.<\/p>\n
The pair, 27-year-old Mikayla Taiapo and 29-year-old Ngahuia (Huia) Flavell, were last seen around 11am on Saturday. They planned to go for a walk in the Hunua Ranges Regional Park.<\/p>\n
The women were found by two local men who decided to go searching for Taiapo and Flavell when they heard they were missing.<\/p>\n
Inspector Joe Hunter, Area Commander for Counties Manukau South, said the men were armed with local knowledge.<\/p>\n
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The women were found 10km northeast from the starting point of their tramp.<\/p>\n
Family members of the two missing women in the Hunua Ranges had earlier posted to social media saying the pair had made contact.<\/p>\n
Several family members had posted to Facebook saying “they have been in contact with family”.<\/p>\n
The messages were a relief for many friends and family of the women who said they were “glad to hear”.<\/p>\n
Over the past 24 hours it’s believed they most likely walked between 20 and 30km through dense bush.<\/p>\n
Their vehicle, a Ford Ranger, was found earlier on Sunday on Moumoukai Rd in Hunua.<\/p>\n
A witness at the regional park told the Herald family members were on the ground and had earlier planned to stay throughout the night.<\/p>\n
Taiapo and Flavell were flown out by the police Eagle helicopter.<\/p>\n
Police said they would like to thank the community for providing information and support.<\/p>\n