Five people drowned in the Bay of Plenty last year and there were nearly 3000 new water activity-related ACC claims costing nearly $10m as of November 1..
Bay of Plenty father Reon Wikeepa who leapt in the water to save his daughter and got caught in a rip might have survived if a flotation device was near, a coroner says.
SunLive - Flotation device could have saved man's life sunlive.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sunlive.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
He drowned rescuing his daughter from waves in Mount Maunganui, but a nearby flotation device could have saved his life stuff.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stuff.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.