Ngunguru beach rescue: Family rescued from near drowning at Papaka
29 Jan, 2021 04:15 PM
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Alistair Neumann, left, and his nephew Kauri Beattie rescued a family close to drowning in the surf at a secluded Ngunguru beach. Photo / Tania Whyte
Multimedia journalist for the Northern Advocatekarina.cooper@nzme.co.nz
A Northlander who saved a family from drowning says the image of an unconscious teenager floating in the surf at a remote Ngunguru beach will stick with him forever. But Alistair Neumann, 32, currently living in Wellington, doesn t consider himself a hero. The painter-decorator said that title belonged to the 16-year-old girl who sacrificed herself to save the others during the dramatic rescue on January 14.