
Thirty seconds from drowning: Dramatic water rescue earns award
"Her initial response was 'thank god you guys were here, I thought I was gone'."
"Her initial response was 'thank god you guys were here, I thought I was gone'."
A local fisherman found the body on a remote beach on the West Coast this morning.
The fully-clothed man spent three hours in the water clinging to a log.
A 4-year-old girl was infected at an Auckland beach marked safe for swimming.
The 10-year-old girl wasted no time once she spotted her 3-year-old sister under water.
The man got into trouble in the water off Lady Elliot Island, about 1.45pm on Monday.
Auckland Council dismissed installing a pipe to drain the lake, which would cost millions.
The woman was so cold she went into cardiac arrest en-route to Auckland Hospital.
The searches have been temporarily suspended today due to conditions on the river.
Watch this dramatic footage of a recent water rescue by Eagle and Auckland Airport's hovercraft. / Auckland City District Police
When Willow Dando fell in the pool she didn't know how to swim - but she knew what to do
Philip van der Mespel's yacht sank 166km east of Norfolk Island on November 18, 2017.
The 34-year-old has not been seen since being swept out to sea on Thursday.
Police were called at 8.45pm last night to the incident on the Hollyford River.
The teen was on a sea biscuit and was struck by the boat's propeller.
Cordons are in place while emergency services work at the scene.
Arne Murke was lost at sea for over three hours, using his jeans as a life jacket.
Georgia Beal is still suffering after swimming in Napier's Pandora Pond a year ago.
The teenager was hunted down and kicked while riding a wave back to shore.
'Very talented' jet boat operator and family man confirmed dead in crash.
A tourist from the United Kingdom got into trouble at Tairua's Ocean Beach yesterday.
It is the second serious jet boat accident in Central Otago in as many days.
A woman who was suspected to have broken her leg remains in hospital.
Police and St John crews are at the site in Skippers Canyon.
The boaties were taken by surprise when their boat overturned off the coast of Marahau.
Emergency services were called to the beach at 2.15pm today.
Police say they're still contacting the woman's next of kin.
Of concern was the high number of over 65 drowning fatalities - 18 in 2018.
Staff responding to boatie in trouble arrive to find damaged vehicles.
Two men who died were brothers doing what family say "they both loved most".