By Sally Lee A New Zealand pensioner has been rescued in California after his vehicle was stuck in the mud during his search for a lost gold mine. Luckily the 85-year-old, who cannot be named, was saved by activating his New Zealand locator beacon on Friday morning. He was searching for the gold mine which he first discovered as a boy. The 85-year-old man's vehicle was stuck in the mud while looking for a California gold mine. He activated his New Zealand locator beacon to call for help on Friday morning Mike Roberts, a senior search and rescue officer of New Zealand's Rescue Coordination Centre (RCCNZ), said the beacon's signal was received about 9.30am yesterday.
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A New Zealand pensioner, who cannot be named, was searching for the gold mine he first discovered as a boy
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But the 85-year-old man's vehicle was stuck in the mud which prompted him to activate his New Zealand locator beacon to call for help on Friday morning
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He was rescued at about 2pm in Paradise, California
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'No matter where you are in the world, when a @placeholder-coded beacon is activated the signal will be picked up by both the RCCNZ and the rescue co-ordination agency in the region where the beacon is,' Mr Roberts said.