Text messages sent to family members in Greece have helped save the life of a tourist who was stranded on a mountain in New Zealand over the weekend. Greek tourist Marios Symeonidis became lost when he went for a short walk to take photos of a waterfall on Mt Ruapehu on New Zealand’s north island, at about 6pm (7am GMT) on Saturday. When Mr Symeonidis did not return from his walk, his travelling companion alerted local police who immediately began a search and rescue operation in the mountainous area, which is home to some of New Zealand’s most popular skiing and snowboarding terrain.
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