Kaiaua rescue: Dramatic moment as four plucked from water after boat sank on Waitangi weekend
11 Feb, 2021 01:12 AM
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NZ Police release details of sinking vessel rescue on the Firth of Thames. None of the four aboard the vessel had access to lifejackets. Video / NZ Police
NZ Police release details of sinking vessel rescue on the Firth of Thames. None of the four aboard the vessel had access to lifejackets. Video / NZ Police
NZ Herald
Police have released dramatic footage of a Waitangi weekend rescue operation of four people left clinging to a pillow when their boat sunk.
The gripping video posted on the police Facebook page begins with a desperate phone call on Saturday evening from a stricken boatie treading water in the Firth of Thames without a lifejacket.