

Matthew Briggs, of Middlemarch, talks to reporters from his bed at Grey Base Hospital yesterday. Photo by Greymouth Star, supplied. : How 'Mad Pom' and Little Dog survived
Matthew Briggs, of Middlemarch, talks to reporters from his bed at Grey Base Hospital yesterday. Photo by Greymouth Star, supplied. : How 'Mad Pom' and Little Dog survived


The terrain Mr Briggs negotiated while injured. Photo by Greymouth Star, supplied. : How 'Mad Pom' and Little Dog survived
The terrain Mr Briggs negotiated while injured. Photo by Greymouth Star, supplied. : How 'Mad Pom' and Little Dog survived


Mr Briggs'safe base, Horace Walker hut. Photo by Greymouth Star, supplied. : How 'Mad Pom' and Little Dog survived
Mr Briggs'safe base, Horace Walker hut. Photo by Greymouth Star, supplied. : How 'Mad Pom' and Little Dog survived


Little Dog after being rescued. Photo by Greymouth Star, supplied. : How 'Mad Pom' and Little Dog survived
Little Dog after being rescued. Photo by Greymouth Star, supplied. : How 'Mad Pom' and Little Dog survived


Mr Briggs in the Solid Energy Rescue Helicopter. Photo by Greymouth Star, supplied. : How 'Mad Pom' and Little Dog survived
Mr Briggs in the Solid Energy Rescue Helicopter. Photo by Greymouth Star, supplied. : How 'Mad Pom' and Little Dog survived
How 'Mad Pom' and Little Dog survived
"There was a huge trail of blood leading from me down into the creek below me. The rocks were stained red and the creek was turning red."
