Two divers missing this afternoon from Banks Peninsula have been found alive after getting washed away from the boat by strong currents.
A man and women, both still wearing their diving gear and oxygen tanks, were brought ashore by police at Akaroa this evening.
The man told the Herald: "We just came up behind the boat and got washed away in the current."
![Two rescued divers make it back to land at Akaroa. Photo / George Heard](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XIPEPWZRCBD67YZN35S6OX4ANI.jpg?auth=3a53d7c0278c46ed6efb7622715313f919f73b672861a2582d79a4b5014307ef&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
Asked how long they were in the water, the man said: "I don't know. Just the current mate, just a bad day."