As yesterday, Sunday 29 December was also relatively incident-free across the Northern Region beaches.
Across the Region, lifeguards and other volunteers put in more than 3000 hours in patrols and carried out more than 700
preventative actions involving over 3300 people.
A summary of the day's major actions and statistics for the day and weekend follow.
Summary - Sunday 29 December 2019
Omaha was involved in two major first aids today. At 11am a surfer received a head injury and was experiencing neck pain
and just after 1pm another beachgoer dislocated her ankle. Both were assisted by lifeguards and taken to hospital by
ambulance.
Lifeguards at Bethells Beach were also involved in a search for two fishermen on the rocks at Waitakere Bay at 12.45pm;
both were located safe and well shortly after that.
There was one assist at Waipu Cove: an off-duty lifeguard became aware of a boogie-boarder in difficulty, drifting
offshore and swam out to him and raised her hand. Lifeguards then picked the patient up and transported him back to
shore.
The second assist occurred at Orewa where a stand-up paddleboarder was caught offshore in strong winds. Orewa sent a
rescue board and lifeguard with a tube to assist the woman ashore.
Both these assists highlight the importance of our safety messages: Swim between the Flags, Ask Lifeguards about the
conditions before entering the water, and don’t swim alone.
Statistics - Sunday 29 December 2019
No. of people rescued0No. of people assisted2No. of major 1st aids2No. of minor 1st aids17No. of searches2No. of PA's368No. of Public Involved1677Peak headcount7914Total hours worked1555
Statistics - total for weekend 28-29 December 2019
No. of people rescued2No. of people assisted6No. of major 1st aids2No. of minor 1st aids31No. of searches7No. of PA's715No. of Public Involved3312Peak headcount7914Total hours worked3019