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Search Intensifies for Missing Tramper Near Lake Ohau

1/5/2026

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A search operation for missing tramper Connor Purvis, 20, near Lake Ohau continues today.
Purvis planned to climb Mount Huxley around December 30, 2022, but has not returned.
Police Search and Rescue teams, Land Search and Rescue, and the Department of Conservation's alpine rescue team are involved in the search.
Heliventures and Helicopter Line provide air support for the operation.
Sergeant Matt Sheat urges anyone with information about Purvis's whereabouts from December 28, 2022, to January 2, 2023, to contact the police.

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Story summary

A search operation for missing tramper Connor Purvis, 20, near Lake Ohau continues today.
Purvis planned to climb Mount Huxley around December 30, 2022, but has not returned.
Police Search and Rescue teams, Land Search and Rescue, and the Department of Conservation's alpine rescue team are involved in the search.
Heliventures and Helicopter Line provide air support for the operation.
Sergeant Matt Sheat urges anyone with information about Purvis's whereabouts from December 28, 2022, to January 2, 2023, to contact the police.