Sunday, 18 July 2021, 4:51 pm
The
rescue of a badly injured surfer off a remote beach near
Karekare has won Rescue of the Year at Surf Life Saving
Northern Region’s annual Awards of Excellence in Auckland
on Saturday (subs: 17 July).
The Award was presented
jointly to United North Piha Lifeguard Service (UNPLS) and
the Piha Paid Lifeguard Service whose lifeguards combined to
effect the rescue on 17 February this year.
Lifeguards
at the two clubs were alerted to the surfer’s plight by
members of the public who had spotted him from a walking
track above the beach at Mercer Bay writing “HELP” in