Urban search and rescue team tested

Taskforce Two hit Timaru yesterday, retrieving a body from a steel hopper, rescuing people from collapsed buildings, and sending the dogs to search a disused mill.

The Christchurch-based urban search and rescue taskforce is one of just three in New Zealand, established five years ago under the auspices of the fire service,

The 45-member team includes five Timaru firefighters, and three Christchurch-based dogs and dog handlers. MORE>>