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PM's close friend and alpine mentor dies

                   
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14-Aug-2008
        
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If you are not seeing this page correctly please PM's close friend and alpine mentor dies Prime Minister Helen Clark and fellow trampers fought to revive their mountain guide last night after he suffered a suspected heart attack. But their prolonged efforts failed to save 59-year-old Gottlieb Braun-Elwert. The group was tramping in mountains near Lake Tekapo in Canterbury. Search and Rescue had last night reached the hut in the Two Thumbs range to collect the body of Mr Braun-Elwert and evacuate the party of seven. Mr Braun-Elwert collapsed about 4.30pm. The party included Helen Clark, her husband Peter Davis, Energy Minister David Parker and Tourism Minister Damien O'Connor. Members of the party carried out CPR on Mr Braun-Elwert for about three hours until they were advised to stop by ambulance staff. They contacted... [read full story]                    

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abc.net.au
15-Aug-2008
        

New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark has spoken of her distress after her guide and friend of 11 years died yesterday while they were exploring the Southern Alps. With the help of her husband and two New Zealand cabinet...

                   

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abc.net.au
15-Aug-2008
        

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15-Aug-2008
        

By Margot Staunton in Wellington Article from: Agence France-Presse NEW Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark has described how she fought to save the life of her mountain guide and close friend as he lay dying in a remote alpine...

                   

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moldova.org
15-Aug-2008
        

A veteran New Zealand mountain guide collapsed and died Thursday while accompanying Prime Minister Helen Clark and her husband on a ski tour.Gottlieb Braun-Elwert, 59, was an old friend of Clark. The prime minister, who was...

                   

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brisbanetimes.com.au
15-Aug-2008
        

John Keast in Tekapo and John Hartevelt - An emotional Helen Clark told today how she had skied behind close friend Gottlieb Braun-Elwert only hours before battling to save his life. She said Braun-Elwert greeted two people in...

                   

Climbers missing in NZ Alps

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15-Aug-2008
        

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Clark tells of mountain horror

brisbanetimes.com.au
15-Aug-2008
        

John Keast in Tekapo and John Hartevelt - An emotional Helen Clark told today how she had skied behind close friend Gottlieb Braun-Elwert only hours before battling to save his life. She said Braun-Elwert greeted two people in...

                   
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15-Aug-2008
        

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14-Aug-2008
        

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14-Aug-2008
        

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