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Labour weekend a dangerous time on the water
While the weather is predicted to be perfect for taking to the water this long weekend, people are being warned that the sea can be particularly dangerous at this time of year.
Heatwave, and vodka, leads to 200 drownings in a week
A prolonged heatwave across Russia combined with a prodigious consumption of vodka has led to dozens of drownings every day.
Wanted: Mystery woman who saved drowning boy
A mystery woman leapt into the sea to save a boy, 4, who was floating face down and being carried into deeper water on the outgoing tide.
Company fined after river guide's death
A Manuwatu river rafting company has been ordered to pay $300,000 in fines after the 2007 drowning of an employee.
OPC manager tells inquest canyon rescue too dangerous
An outdoor pursuits centre field manager told an inquest today it was too dangerous for him to rescue a group of students from a gorge.
'I wish I'd told her not to go into the gorge', manager tells inquest
An outdoor pursuits field manager has told an inquest he wishes an instructor had not taken students into a gorge where they died canyoning.
Tearful instructor recounts canyoning trip disaster
An instructor tells an inquest about the day six students and a teacher died during a canyoning trip she was leading in the Mangatepopo Gorge.
Lifeguards bring disabled on board
Willie Marino enjoys a ride in an IRB with lifeguards Laura Josephson and Tracy Wilson during a day at the beach for IRIS clients.