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| A UK woman and her 71-year-old mother spent almost three days stuck down a ravine in New Zealand after they drove off the road and plunged over the edge. | A UK woman and her 71-year-old mother spent almost three days stuck down a ravine in New Zealand after they drove off the road and plunged over the edge. |
| Marion Hounsome and mother Glenys, from Kettering, Northants, were left trapped near Fox Glacier on South Island. | Marion Hounsome and mother Glenys, from Kettering, Northants, were left trapped near Fox Glacier on South Island. |
| Marion, who now lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, said they survived on supplies for a trip round the island. | Marion, who now lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, said they survived on supplies for a trip round the island. |
| They were discovered by an Australian tourist and are recovering in hospital but were not seriously hurt. | They were discovered by an Australian tourist and are recovering in hospital but were not seriously hurt. |
| Dense bush | Dense bush |
| Marion said she was not sure how the vehicle came off the road. | |
| She told GMTV: "Because we had made plans to go on a little trip round the South Island, we had stuff with us like extra clothes and some drinks so we just coped with what we had and tried to conserve the drinks because I didn't know how long they would have to last." | She told GMTV: "Because we had made plans to go on a little trip round the South Island, we had stuff with us like extra clothes and some drinks so we just coped with what we had and tried to conserve the drinks because I didn't know how long they would have to last." |
| Their car was overturned and they attempted to call out for help to passing cars but it was not until a tourist stopped to take some photos that they were rescued. | Their car was overturned and they attempted to call out for help to passing cars but it was not until a tourist stopped to take some photos that they were rescued. |
| "The car was right down a bank off the road, right in the middle of the very dense bush which pretty much covered it up so it couldn't be seen from the road or from the air," said Ms Hounsome. | "The car was right down a bank off the road, right in the middle of the very dense bush which pretty much covered it up so it couldn't be seen from the road or from the air," said Ms Hounsome. |
| "To get to the road we would have had to get through the very dense bush and believe me we tried, but even had we got through that we wouldn't have been able to make it up the bank. | "To get to the road we would have had to get through the very dense bush and believe me we tried, but even had we got through that we wouldn't have been able to make it up the bank. |
| "Mum is really well. She has got to have a knee operation and she has had a black eye but she is rallying round." | "Mum is really well. She has got to have a knee operation and she has had a black eye but she is rallying round." |