The bodies of two people who died in a plane crash in the Bryant Range near Nelson have been recovered.
Police say the bodies were recovered from the remote crash site, south of Castor Peak, at about 4pm on Thursday.
Detective Jonathon Evans thanked the New Zealand Defence Force and Fire and Emergency New Zealand for their assistance in accessing the site and helping with the recovery effort.
The scene will now be handed over to the New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission.
The Cessna 172P Skyhawk left Nelson Airport at 9.10am on Tuesday, 3 November, and was later found to have crashed in a remote area south of Castor Peak in the region’s north-east.
