Monday, 25 January 2021, 4:30 pm
Sumner
SLSC Surf Lifeguards debrief following a mass rescue
involving 27 people pulled out in a flash
rip.
Sumner SLSC Surf Lifeguards
knew they were in for a busy day on December 19, 2020.
Christchurch’s temperatures were predicted to hit a
whopping 30 degrees, heavy surf crashed along the beach, and
the tide was set to be outgoing for most of the
day.
The beach had become increasingly dangerous in
the months leading up to mid-December, with large rips,
holes, currents and surf creating a problems for keen
beachgoers even on quieter days.
With this in mind,
Surf Lifeguards were well prepared. No less than 26 members
A seven-year-old boy has struck gold after finding a yellow soaking five dollar note floating in the ocean, which is now sitting at $755 at auction.
Zayne Hinton was swimming at Sumner Beach in Christchurch, New Zealand, when he came across the note last Saturday.
When his dad Brad Hinton suggested he put it up on auction website TradeMe as a laugh , he expected his son to pull in ten dollars.
Seven-year-old Zayne Hinton (pictured) struck gold after finding a yellow five dollar note floating in the ocean. The note is currently going for $755 at auction
Zayne Hinton was swimming at Sumner Beach in Christchurch, New Zealand when he came across the soggy note (pictured) last Saturday
STACY SQUIRES
Zayne Hinton, 7, speaks about how he found an old $5 note in the sea at Sumner. He then put it on Trade Me to see if he could increase his riches and get enough money to buy a two-stroke motorbike. (Video first published January 22, 2021)
Zayne Hinton was swimming in the sea when he saw something orange floating in the water. The 7-year-old made a grab for it and found himself clutching an old $5 note. He didn’t know it at the time, but that $5 note would soon attract bids for more than 100 times its face value on auction website Trade Me and take him closer to his dream of owning a two-stroke motorbike.