Jeremy Gamble is part of the Te Aroha Paeroa LandSAR group that received the Supreme Award for Outstanding Operation at LandSAR's biennial conference earlier this month.
They helped rescue a hunter with a severe leg fracture in the Kaimai Ranges where a helicopter winch rescue was not possible.
In the past two years, LandSAR have responded to over 1,000 incidents, saved 92 lives, rescued 416 people, and assisted a further 417 individuals.
Jeremy speaks to Emile Donovan.
