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Surf Life Saving Northern Region - Weekend summary
Busy weekend at the Northern Region beaches.
Sadly, the
swimmer who went missing at Whatipu on Friday has not been
found yet.
Saturday 29 December
No. of
people rescued 2
No. of people assisted 6
No. of
major 1st aids 1
No. of minor 1st aids 13
No. of
searches 3
No. of PA's 468
No. of Public
Involved 2613
Peak headcount 10725
Total hours
worked 1572.5
The two rescues happened at
Sunset Beach and Support Patrol 2 carried out four
assists.
Sunday 30 December
No. of
people rescued 13
No. of people assisted 13
No. of
major 1st aids 6
No. of minor 1st aids 8
No. of
searches 3
No. of PA's 889
No. of Public
Involved 3783
Peak headcount 13994
Total hours
worked 1423
Ten rescues took place at Muriwai, one at Piha and one at Whangarei Heads.
Support 2 completed six assists.
Weekend total (29 and 30 December)
No. of people rescued 15
No. of
people assisted 19
No. of major 1st aids 7
No. of
minor 1st aids 21
No. of searches 6
No. of
PA's 1357
No. of Public Involved 6396
Peak
headcount 24719
Total hours
worked 2995.5
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