Search and Rescue
supervisor John-Michael Swannix recommends Aucklanders
remain at home during Covid Alert Level 3.
“If you
do go to the beach to swim or surf it’s vital you assess
the conditions and stay within your abilities.”
Last
time Auckland was in Alert Level 3 Surf Lifeguards rescued a
surfer who had written HELP in the sand after getting badly
injured at a remote beach on the West Coast.
“What
others can learn from that incident is that you always need
a back-up plan - someone with you or watching from the shore
who can call for help in case you get into
Credit Jennie McKeon/WUWF Public Media
With apologies to Thin Lizzy, the boys and girls are back in town at Casino Beach as of Monday. That’s the kickoff to the 2021 spring break and tourist seasons.
“We’ve been busy getting ready, getting geared up; we’ve hosted three different tryouts over the past few months,” said Alex Johnson, Water Safety Deputy Chief at Santa Rosa Island Authority. “Done interviews, we’ve done five different lifeguard training sessions, we’re starting our sixth now [and] we’ll have one more after that.”
Nineteen new lifeguards have been hired and are joining 56 returning for another season in the sun. The group underwent rigorous drills including 80 hours of open water training, and emergency medical training.
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Certain towering public figures have had their stories told numerous times in movies, TV and theater.
Such is what tends to happen when a person leads a life of great import, someone who changed history, who is complex or, at times, downright inscrutable.
Princess Diana, who died when she was only 36, checked all of those boxes. She s been played by more than a dozen people, mostly in productions centered around her (though sometimes as a supporting player) and always meant to be a target of rapt fascination.
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