CHAPTER 13That evening Karla glanced at Ryan. She had expected the news about the abduction and rescue would be the top news on the six o'clock news on the two main networks. They had both stations showing on two televisions with the little bedroom set brought into the living room. However, neither channel mentioned the news. It was six-fifteen before the TV-3 newsreader came on with a video of the hut and a column of smoke behind.
"We have a news-breaking report of a helicopter crash in Central Otago. An unconfirmed report by an hunter who sent us this video states that he believes a tourist helicopter crashed while attempting to land at Middle Range Hut …" No mention was made of the RNZAF helicopter nor anything about the abduction and rescue and seemingly in the middle of the clip, the
