Reports came in of the incident about 9.50am.
Maritime NZ’s Rescue Coordination Centre has handed responsibility for the response to Police, who are on scene now.
More information will be released when available, said police in a statement.
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Let me guess; a Robinson that got caught-up in a mountain rotor downstream of a peak aka ‘mechanical turbulence’.
Condolences to the families…