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Influencer Captures Glacier Collapse in New Zealand That Leaves Tourist Airlifted

Reports rely on her Instagram posts, with no official rescue confirmation released.

Overview

  • Ann-Kathrin Bendixen, known as "Affe auf Bike," shared videos and narration of the incident and rescue from a glacier hike in New Zealand.
  • She reported that multiple tourists were swept by ice during the break and that one woman was left severely injured and bleeding with apparently broken arms and legs.
  • A helicopter evacuated the injured woman, who Bendixen said is expected to survive.
  • Bendixen described reaching the area after leaving the marked track and climbing through steep, dangerous bush.
  • German outlets TAG24 and Promiflash based their coverage on her Instagram account, and authorities had not released verified details such as the victim’s identity or the exact location.