The Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service has congratulated an ex-Mount lifeguard on reports of a toddler rescue in England.
Steven Gregory is an English lifeguard who has patrolled Bay beaches with the Mount service for the past two summers, general manager Glenn Bradley said.
He follows the summer season between England and New Zealand, working as a lifeguard in both countries, he said.
Mr Gregory has been hailed as a hero at Perranporth, England, by an English media website after reports of saving the life of a toddler found face down in the sea.
"The two-year-old girl was pulled unconscious from the sea on Sunday afternoon and RNLI lifeguards on duty on the beach were able to administer first aid and save the girl's life," the West Briton article reported.