Aaron, powering to the rescue.
Amidst the chaos of the first day of Junior Surf at Omanu Beach Surf Life Saving Club, and a beach humming with activity on Sunday November 1, a call came in from Coastguard New Zealand alerting the lifesaving team to a kayak sinking 400m off shore. Within minutes the club launched an inflatable Rescue Boat (IRB) and powered through the large surf towards a kayak paddle waving in the air that one of the crew members spotted. The two kayakers were clinging to their half-submerged craft – but thankfully were wearing lifejackets. This combined with being able to keep their…
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