Missing 4WD pair found safe

The two men who were reported missing on a four-wheel drive trip in Twizel have been found.

A police spokeswoman said they were found at Kennedy Hut in the Dobson River Valley three days after they were supposed to come home. A search and rescue crew are working to get the men out of the bush. 

The spokeswoman wasn't sure if that would happen today as it depended on conditions.

The men were reported missing after they didn't turn up to work this morning.

A sister of one of the men said they were getting a bit stressed out but received a satellite message from the men saying they were ok.

"That's a good sign hearing a message, you always think the worst."

A basic search and rescue team was deployed to check if they were stuck in Dobson River Valley.

4X4 Events Inc president Craig Fraser earlier said he hadn't heard of anyone going missing which made him think the men were probably not associated to a club.

"They could possibly be stuck behind a river that has come up and they've decided to play it safe... I don't think the sasquatch has grabbed them."

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