Runner dies after fall
Peter Logan has been remembered as an active man who ‘‘died doing something he loved’’.
The High Country Salmon owner and general manager died after slipping and falling while out running in the Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park on Saturday.
The 55-year-old was reported missing late Saturday night after he did not return from a run on the Ball Pass Crossing track.
Three members of the public, who were walking the track, found Logan on Sunday morning, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Logan’s daughter, Jess Logan, said yesterday her father was someone who loved to keep active.
‘‘If he wasn’t working, he was running or biking to the top of a hill,’’ she said.
‘‘I can remember one morning he wanted to go for an easy bike ride, so got up early and from Twizel biked to the top of the Lindis Pass and back before breakfast.
‘‘He had a love for the ocean too and spent a lot of his time spear fishing.
‘‘I really wish I could have had more time with him but I have some great memories to think about,’’ his daughter said.
Logan lived with his partner, Natalie, in Sydney, and commuted to Twizel every second week for his High Country Salmon roles.
‘‘It shouldn’t have been this time, but he was out in the mountains doing something he loved,’’ Jess said.
Logan’s sister, Jeni Logan, said Peter would be a ‘‘huge loss’’.
‘‘He also loved fishing – particularly spear fishing and snorkelling, which he spent a lot of time doing in Sydney. He was also a member of running clubs in Sydney.
‘‘It was an absolute tragic accident . . . he just had a fall, had a slip, and went down on the back of his head.’’
Logan had been managing the family business since their father, Richard, died in 2012.
A private farewell will be held for Peter at the farm later this week.
Senior Sergeant Anthony Callon said the death will be referred to the coroner.