A young man with immense drive and great potential was honoured as searchers recounted their efforts to find him when he went missing in ‘‘rugged terrain” on Mt Huxley. The body of Dunedin man Connor Purvis (20) was found on the southern side of Mt Huxley on January 7 after an extensive search. On Monday, with Connor’s family’s agreement, organisers of the search held a ‘debrief’ for the community at the Omarama Fire Station in acknowledgement of the community's support. They recounted that the effort spent on the search had been intensive with Connor uppermost in their thoughts.

Otago Coastal Search and Rescue Coordinator Sergeant Matt Sheat said ...
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