WELLINGTON, Nov 26, 2015 (AFP) - The last remaining bodies from a New Zealand helicopter crash that claimed seven lives were airlifted from a glacier Thursday after rescue crews took advantage of a break in the weather.
The sightseeing chopper, piloted by a New Zealander with four British and two Australian tourists on board, plunged into Fox Glacier on Saturday, but dismal conditions had stalled recovery efforts at the popular South Island tourist site.
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