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Rachael De Jong drowned on Waitangi Day. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Student swept to her death: Calls for swimming ban after tragedy

2 Aug, 2020 11:50am

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The incident happened in the Firth of Thames north of Miranda about 3.30pm yesterday. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Child dead after kayak capsizes with siblings, father at Miranda

20 Jul, 2020 8:51am
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One child died while another remains in Starship Hospital.

ENTERTAINMENT

Tahj Mowry's heartbreaking tribute to Naya Rivera

12 Jul, 2020 12:51pm
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The 'Baby Daddy' star posted a heartbreaking message to his ex-girlfriend.

Naya Rivera's heartbroken mother and brother visited the lake where a search for her body is underway. Photo / ABC7

ENTERTAINMENT

Footage released of underwater hunt for Naya Rivera's body

12 Jul, 2020 9:55am
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The heartbroken mother of Naya Rivera can be seen crumpled on the shore of the lake.

CCTV footage released by police shows a jetski on the lake as Naya Rivera took off from the dock. Photo / Supplied

ENTERTAINMENT

Jet skier may be witness to Naya Rivera's last moments - report

11 Jul, 2020 11:56am
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Police are seeking a jetskier who was seen near Naya Rivera's boat when she disappeared.

French Bay in Titirangi is located in West Auckland on the northern shores of the Manukau Harbour. Photo / Michael Craig

NEW ZEALAND

Bystander guides distressed woman back to shore

8 Jul, 2020 10:30am
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'I just kept her talking and held her hand.'

Nanny Bev Hiscox, Luka Sirett, 10, and JJ Sirett, 5, died after the vehicle they were in crashed into a pond on the family farm in Raetihi. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Farm pond tragedy: Family mourn Nanny Bev, Luka and JJ

8 Jun, 2020 2:44pm
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Bev Hiscox and her two grandsons Luka and JJ Sirett have been named as the trio who died.

Police at a farm in Raetihi on Sunday after three people were confirmed to have died in a vehicle submerged in a farm pond. Photo / Lewis Gardner

NEW ZEALAND

Grandad freed himself from submerged vehicle, couldn't save wife and boys, 10 and 5

8 Jun, 2020 11:23am
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Three others, a 66-year-old grandmother and her two grandchildren, died

Portia De Luen, 14, has been identified as the teenager who died at Karekare Beach this week. Photo / Givealittle

NEW ZEALAND

'Rest in love our angel': 14yo caught in rip at Karekare dies, leaves behind twin sister

21 May, 2020 3:46pm
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Portia De Luen, 14, died shortly after an incident at Karekare Beach on Tuesday.

The body was located near Evans Bay marina. Photo / Google Maps.

NEW ZEALAND

Body discovered in the water at Evans Bay in Wellington

12 May, 2020 4:22pm
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Police are working to establish the circumstances surrounding the death.

A man drowned yesterday evening after he ended up in the water without a life jacket. Photo / Getty Images.

NEW ZEALAND

Man drowns tending to fishing net off Petone beach

11 May, 2020 3:18pm
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Cries for help were heard from the shore but emergency services couldn't reach him in time

A kayaker has died after falling from his kayak in the Tasman District yesterday afternoon. Image / Google

NEW ZEALAND

Kayaker dies after falling from kayak in Tasman District

13 Mar, 2020 6:18am
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Paramedics worked to give the man CPR, but he could not be revived.

Jaden Chhayrann, 17, was on a school trip at Waihī Beach last Friday when he went missing. He is presumed drowned. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Classmates remember Waihi Beach victim Jaden Chhayrann

28 Feb, 2020 10:04am
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Jaden Chhayrann, 17, is missing presumed drowned at Waihī Beach.

Twelve more people died by drowning last year than in 2018. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Drownings report: 'While our waterways are our playground, they can be unforgiving'

26 Feb, 2020 1:39pm
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Twelve more people died by drowning last year than in 2018.

Chase Swanson-Ewing during a trip to Aussie late last year.

NEW ZEALAND

Drowned teen too shy to say he couldn't swim, says mum

26 Feb, 2020 5:00am
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Chase Swanson-Ewing dived from river pontoon and never resurfaced.

Police dive squad on the Whanganui River on Friday after a boy went missing in the river the night before. Photo / Bevan Conley

NEW ZEALAND

Teenager named as drowning victim found in Whanganui River

24 Feb, 2020 12:30pm
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Chase Swanson, 15, has been named as the drowning victim in Whanganui last week.

Emergency services will today resume the search for Jaden Chhayrann, 17, who is being remembered as the kindest friend who would always help people when they needed it. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

School-trip beach tragedy: 'Kind, funny' teen missing after being swept to sea

24 Feb, 2020 5:00am
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Six people have been lost in water-related tragedies since Thursday.

Rough conditions at Waihi Beach on Friday. Photo / George Novak

NEW ZEALAND

Search for missing teen off Waihī Beach enters third day

23 Feb, 2020 10:19am
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There's been four water deaths in a nightmare three days along New Zealand's coasts.

Amy Wagstaff and her daughter, Emily Wagstaff, 2, who survived thanks to the efforts of many after she was found face down in the family pool on January 31. Photo / Jason Oxenham

NEW ZEALAND

A toddler was found face down in the family pool. This is how she was saved.

23 Feb, 2020 5:00am
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Emily Wagstaff nearly drowned. Her parents have a message for others.

A boy has been identified as the person who drowned at Karioitahi Beach yesterday. Photo / Greg Bowker

NEW ZEALAND

Drowning tragedy: Boy dies at Karioitahi Beach

10 Feb, 2020 8:16am
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A boy has been identified as the person who drowned at Karioitahi Beach yesterday.

Darren Southon and his son Joshua died while diving off the Wairarapa coast. Photo / Facebook

NEW ZEALAND

'Struggling to cope': Family's grief after father and son drown in snorkelling tragedy

9 Feb, 2020 9:30am
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Widow who also lost son faces 'sledgehammer blow' of also losing income.

Adam Bascombe died suddenly in a drowning accident in Bali. Photo / Givealittle

NEW ZEALAND

'A truly loved human': Kiwi man dies in Bali swimming tragedy

4 Feb, 2020 10:00am
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"His sudden death in Bali will certainly have a financial impact on his family ..."

Take care on and in the water. Photo / Michael Cunningham

NORTHERN ADVOCATE

16 people die in Northland in preventable drownings

29 Jan, 2020 2:20pm
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People taking to the water often do not have the skills for the water activities

The late Vinnie Beecroft (centre) with his mother Michaela Beecroft (right) and relative Kathy Peters. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Son's death the latest heartbreaking blow in mum's tragic life

29 Jan, 2020 5:32am
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Vinnie Beecroft's body was recovered after he went missing off the coast of Dunedin.

Surf Life Saving NZ has recognised the efforts of the lifeguards involved in the search for a crab fisherman on Christmas Day. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Surf lifesaver's Christmas Day search effort recognised

28 Jan, 2020 3:23pm
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Because of the lifeguards' actions, the dead man returned to his family that day.

La Trobe Track which leads to the bottom of Karekare Falls on Auckland's West Coast. A search is underway after a swimmer went missing today at a Karekare swimming hole. Photo / Peter Meecham

NEW ZEALAND

Search resumes for person missing at Karekare

28 Jan, 2020 8:49am
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A man who failed to resurface at a swimming hole has not yet been found.

Helicopters and the Coastguard helped today in the search of a person who went missing while swimming in the Whanganui River at Mosquito Point on Sunday.

NEW ZEALAND

Search resumes today for missing person in Whanganui River

26 Jan, 2020 5:45pm
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The turn-off to the swimming spot at Mosquito Point has been cordoned off.

A passenger has reboarded a Fullers ferry from Hobsonville Point after going overboard earlier this afternoon. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Man overboard: Intoxicated passenger jumps off Auckland ferry

26 Jan, 2020 4:14pm
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Witness claims "drunken" passengers were acting unsafely before the incident.

Valeliano Mita, 40, died at Seatoun Wharf last Saturday after leaping in to save his young son. Photo / Facebook

NEW ZEALAND

Gust of 'wind pushed son into sea': Family mourn heroic dad who rescued boy from harbour

18 Jan, 2020 6:26pm
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Officially, there have been six drownings and two presumed drownings this year.

Looking over Oakura Beach, where a Tauranga mum of two drowned on Monday. Photo / NZME

NEW ZEALAND

'Beautiful soul' taken in Taranaki drowning

17 Jan, 2020 6:41am
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Kristi McIntyre died on Monday at Oakura Beach.

A man died after the boat he and two others were in capsized at the Manukau Heads last night. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Three boaties spent hours in the sea before one died

16 Jan, 2020 10:48am
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Three men were in the water for hours after their boat overturned at the Manukau Heads.

NEW ZEALAND

Woman dies on Taranaki beach after being caught in rip

15 Jan, 2020 4:47pm
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Lifeguards found the woman face down in the water after she was pulled out to sea.

Chris, Lewis and Toby meet the Coastguard team. Photo / Coastguard

NEW ZEALAND

'The waves basically slammed us - then the boat started sinking'

15 Jan, 2020 5:00am
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As Chris Atkinson struggled to stay afloat he worried about his hypothermic fishing pal.

One person died after a water incident at Oakura Beach, Oakura on Monday evening. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

One dead after water incident at Oakura Beach

13 Jan, 2020 10:53pm
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They were pulled from the water this evening.

The kayaker went missing on Saturday morning while checking fishing nets on Lake Ellesmere. Image / Google

NEW ZEALAND

Search for missing kayaker now focused on body recovery

13 Jan, 2020 8:19pm
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The kayaker was checking fishing nets on Lake Ellesmere when he went missing.

The Seatoun Wharf, pictured the day after an incident led to a man's death. Photo / Boris Jancic

NEW ZEALAND

Father dies trying to rescue son in Wellington Harbour

12 Jan, 2020 1:43pm
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The man was taken to hospital in a critical condition and later died.

Department of Conservation and police moving boats away from the pod of pilot whales, one of which was calving. Photo / T Guerin TriOceans

NORTHERN ADVOCATE

Police patrolling in Bay of Islands also on whale watch

10 Jan, 2020 6:00am
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Boaties need to stay 50m from orca and pilot whales, 200m from any mother and calf.

Lifesavers were kept busy this holiday period as six people drowned. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Auckland woman, 86, confirmed as sixth holiday drowning victim

8 Jan, 2020 6:27pm
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The 86-year-old woman's death has been referred to the coroner.

Six people drowned around the country over the official holiday period, which ran from 4pm on Christmas Eve and finished at 6am on Friday. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Six drowning deaths recorded over the official holiday period

8 Jan, 2020 5:43am
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"Every one of these preventable deaths is devastating for a family and a community."

NEW ZEALAND

Why do so many people die at our beaches?

29 Dec, 2019 5:00am
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People don't have enough respect for the sea and the result is often deadly.

The incident occurred on Kawau Island in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf. Image / Google Maps

NEW ZEALAND

Child flown to hospital after near drowning

28 Dec, 2019 8:19pm
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The child is thought to have been in a swimming pool or inflatable pool.

The season was barely half a day old when the first death, of a man who had been crabbing at Northland's Uretiti Beach, occurred. Photo / File - Michael Cunningham

NEW ZEALAND

Our grim toll: Drowning deaths reach four in three days

28 Dec, 2019 4:00pm
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The water is incredibly inviting and incredibly unforgiving, water safety boss says.

Swim between the flags always. File photo / Jason Oxenham

NEW ZEALAND

Drowning tragedy: 'It all happened so fast'

27 Dec, 2019 9:46pm
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A splash in the surf ended in heartbreak.

A toddler (not pictured) has died on Christmas Eve after earlier being found in his garden in a drowning incident. Photo / 123rf

NEW ZEALAND

Toddler dies in hospital on Christmas Eve

27 Dec, 2019 6:45pm
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The 14-month-old's mother found him lying unconscious in their garden.

Ruakākā Surf Lifesaving Patrol Club captain Brenna Ahrens watches beachgoers not far from where a crabber drowned. Photo / Michael Cunningham

NORTHERN ADVOCATE

Be prepared, be ready on Northland beaches

27 Dec, 2019 5:00am
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Double tragedy in the water in Northland on Christmas Day prompts fresh safety message

A person has died after snorkelling at Kai Iwi lakes in Northland. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Water tragedy: Second Christmas Day drowning in Northland

25 Dec, 2019 4:18pm
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A person has drowned near Lake Taharoa in what is the second Christmas Day water death.

A 2016 training exercise was undertaken following a number of drownings at a beach near to where one person is thought to have been swept out to sea. Photo / John Stone

NEW ZEALAND

Person dies after beach tragedy at Waipu in Northland

25 Dec, 2019 10:44am
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Tragic outcome after swimmer is swept out to sea at Waipu.

Otago Rescue helicopters at the scene of an incident at Cape Saunders today. Photo / Stephen Jaquiery, ODT

NEW ZEALAND

'Freak wave': Man killed after being swept into the sea

21 Dec, 2019 7:50pm
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A man has died after being swept off the rocks.

Senior Constable Martin Geddes is keen to get more volunteers for beach patrols to promote the safety message. Photo / Michael Cunningham

NORTHERN ADVOCATE

Volunteers needed for Bream Bay beach patrols

17 Dec, 2019 8:00am
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More ambassadors needed for beach patrols to help spread the safety message.

West coast beaches around Auckland, like Murirwai Beach (pictured), can be unpredictable. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

New technology able to predict 'drowniest' days of summer

10 Dec, 2019 5:00am
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Water Safety New Zealand, who developed the technology, believe it will make a difference.

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