Sergeant Miriam Reddington, of Wanaka, Mr Flett (second from left) and pilot Jason Laing (right) attend to the man. Photo: Mark Price
The man declined to speak to the Otago Daily Times.
A member of the Queenstown-based Otago Rescue Helicopter crew, Doug Flett, said the man had fallen on the track on Thursday, and yesterday became unwell and asked another tramper to summon help.
The helicopter was called at 2.20pm and recovered the man without difficulty from a clearing on the lower part of the track.
He was checked over by the medical officer on board, Peter Walker-Nell, and given an electrolyte solution, but he declined further medical attention.
